
A week in coal: 17 October 2014
News stories that caught the eye of the World Coal news team this week.
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News stories that caught the eye of the World Coal news team this week.

Weir Minerals looks to expand product base as company acquires Trio Engineered Products.

A Wirtgen 2200 SM 3.8 surface miner is being used in the Chinese province of Xinjiang as mining firms in the region move away from conventional drilling and blasting.

IchorCoal has completed the purchase of a 29.99% stake in Universal Coal.

Dunlevy coal project tests point to high yields and low ash content.

Guildford Coal subsidiary, Terra Energy, reaches milestone in Mongolia as company ships 14,300 t of coal.

Cockatoo Coal Ltd enters into joint exploration agreement with a Japanese Government corporation to undertake extensive exploration programma on the Dingo West coal mine.

Aspire Mining’s drilling programme at the Nuurstei metallurgical coal project is complete for 2014.

Scottish Government takes over the decision on two planning appeals for the production of coalbed methane.

The Chinese government introduces two tax measures aimed at reducing its coal use and protecting its coal industry.

Under a new minerals law, South Africa could declare coal a strategic resource.

The new 873 heavy duty screen from Terex has been engineered to work as a primary screen in coal mining and other applications.