Mining

The US Mine Safety and Health Administration issued 85 citations to coal mines in July’s round of special impact inspections.

Rio Tinto completes sale of its stake in the Zululand anthracite mine in South Africa to Menar Holding.

NEPEAN Conveyors wins contract to design, develop and install a complete underground to surface conveyor system for the Moolarben coal complex in Australia.

PJSC KTK Management has signed a collective labour agreement with Mining Trade Union.

A contractor has been killed while undertaking maintenance work at the Newlands coal mine coal handling and preparation plant.

Peabody Energy's Wambo underground mines’ rescue team earns first place in first aid event at the 10th International Mines Rescue Competition in Sudbury, Canada.

Matrix and Brentwood Electronics T/A Monitech partner to distribute and integrate Matrix product line, including mine proximity detection systems, to the African mining industry.

The US Mine Safety and Health Administration is issuing a call to safety to coal miners working in underground and opencast mines across the US.

Judy Dlamini intends to step down from Anglo American’s board in order to focus on other business commitments.

Anglo American completes sale of its 70% interest in the Foxleigh metallurgical coal mine in Queensland, Australia.

Dan Funcannon has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager for Kotmasu America’s mining division.

South32’s South Africa thermal coal saleable production saw an 8% decrease for year ended 30 June 2016.

South32 has reported Illawarra metallurgical coal saleable production decreased by 6% to 8.4 million t in FY16.

A recent survey by Timetric’s Mining Intelligence Centre identifies widely used mining software platforms across mines in Asia-Pacific.

Universal Coal has announced that the re-commissioning of New Clydesdale Colliery remains on schedule, expecting first coal in September 2016.