
WARN notice issued to certain Alpha Natural Resources’ mining operations
Following the potential sales of three operating affiliates, Alpha Natural Resources has issued WARN notices to certain mining operations and their employees.
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Following the potential sales of three operating affiliates, Alpha Natural Resources has issued WARN notices to certain mining operations and their employees.

Weir Minerals will acquire Delta Industrial Valves for US$47 million, expanding the division’s presence in the mining market through increasing its portfolio of valve products.

A joint solution from RCT and Hexagon Mining is helping a Chilean mine overcome the challenges of operating in the Andes.

Peabody Energy has entered into an agreement with Sekitan Resources to sell its Wilkie Creek mine and associated assets in Queenland’s Surat Basin.

Environment Minister, Greg Hunt, has approved the Shenhua Watermark coal mine, yet there are concerns among the community.

Support for high-efficiency low-emission coal-fired power will be needed as part of a Paris agreement on climate change.

Queen Elizabeth II has been shown scale models of a minerals processing plant and Warman slurry pump at the Weir Advanced Research Centre in Glasgow.

Eagle Bulk Shipping’s Board of Directors has appointed Gary Vogel as the company’s CEO, effective 1 September 2015.

Coal production from US mines with mountaintop removal has decreased 62% since 2008, according to the US Energy Information Administration.

Atlas Copco has ranked 11th on this year’s Newsweek Green Rankings, which rate the world’s largest companies on their corporate sustainability and environmental impact.

From 8 August, Indonesia will impose a 1.5% tax on coal exports for firms with IUPs mining licences.

Discussing developments in longwall mining with representatives from longwall OEMs, Joy Global and Eickhoff, and ground control specialists, Jennmar.