Mining

Westmoreland Coal, a US coal company with assets in the US and Canada, has reported record quarterly earnings in 3Q16.

CNX Coal Resources maintained year-on-year coal production levels, despite encountering difficult geology at Enlow Fork, while seeing its average realised sale price jump 9%.

Universal Coal has reported record production in 3Q16 as its NCC operation commenced mining.

Russian coal company, Kuzbasskaya Toplivnaya Co. (KTK), recorded year-on-year coal production growth of 16% in 3Q16.

Glencore Australia is to restart mining at Integra undergound mine in New South Wales.

Stanmore Coal completed eight shipments in 3Q16, increasing total coal sales by 83% on the previous quarter.

South32’s Illawarra Metallurgical Coal operations hit by challenging mining conditions.

Anglo American completes the sale of its wholly owned interest in the Callide thermal coal mine in Queensland, Australia, to Batchfire Resources Pty Ltd.

BHP Billiton’s Chief Commercial Officer Dean Dalla Valle will leave the company at the end of March 2017.

The natural resources sector delivered just over AUS$55 billion to Queensland’s economy in 2015 – 2016.

The US Department of Labor’s MSHA releases data showing FY16 was the safest year in US mining history, with mining deaths and respirable dust samples dropping to historic lows in FY16.

Wesfarmers Ltd has released the company’s 3Q results, detailing a coal production of 2 615 000 t.

Operational challenges at the Appin Area 9 and Area 7 longwalls saw coal production fall significantly in 3Q16 at Illawara Metallurgical Coal.

Work on haul route upgrade at Baralaba mine began in September 2016 in preparation of production restart at the site in 2Q17.

Realm Resources has taken operational control of the Foxleigh coal mine after acquiring a 70% stake in the mine from Anglo American.