
Vinacomin coal sales down slightly in 1H15
Vietnamese coal mining company, Vinacomin, sold 18 million t of coal in the first six months of the year, 2.8% lower than in 2014.
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Vietnamese coal mining company, Vinacomin, sold 18 million t of coal in the first six months of the year, 2.8% lower than in 2014.

A new series of videos highlights the benefits of the Sandvik Ranger series of surface top hammer drill rigs.

Following the suspension of Panian mine operations due to a fatal accident at the mine, Semirara Mining and Power Corp. halts coal exports.

An Arizona mine upgrades its missing tooth detection systems to Motion Metrics’ ShovelMetrics™, which has led to increased detection, higher accuracy and greater reliability.

Dassault Systèmes releases GEOVIA Surpac 6.7 with significant performance increases and improved processing for block modeling and resource estimation.

China’s largest coal miner saw its coal sales drop by almost a quarter in the first half of this year as the country’s coal demand dropped.

Motion Metics has released ShovelMetrics™, which is a complete shovel solution comprised of five distinct features.

Swedish utility, Vattenfall, has written down its European coal business by SEK19 billion (US$2.2 billion) on low prices and higher business risks.

OpenLink are providing Javelin Global Commodities with a trading and risk management platform.

Given the current ultralow share prices of US coal companies, the time may be ripe for industry consolidation.

Vietnamese coal mining company, Deo Nai Coal Co., produced 1.2 million t of coal in the first six months of 2015.

Vinacomin and the north-central Nghe An Provincial People’s Committee sign an agreement over the construction process for the Quynh Lap 1 thermal power project.