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Australia’s top five mining companies ended 2012 strongly on the back of increased demand for iron ore from China. But metallurgical coal prices suffered as demand was soft.
Neel Kamal Goyal, Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd, India, considers how energy imports will affect India’s fuel crisis.
Effective risk management in the coal industry is all about people. To succeed, you need to embed a risk-aware culture and make the risk process simple and relevant so that it becomes part of everyone’s daily job. Loren Padelford, Active Risk, US, explains further.
Canada’s coal sector has the potential for a tremendous future – but it also faces tremendous challenges. Gordon Cope takes a closer look at the industry’s gathering momentum.
Arch Coal, one of the largest US coal producers, has released its full year results for 2012 showing a US$ 295 million net loss in Q4 2012.
Brazilian mining major, Vale, has announced record coal production in 2012 as its operations in Mozambique and Australia continue to ramp up.
Wood Mackenzie has released two reports analysing effects of Australia's extreme rainfall on the coal and coalbed methane (CBM) industries.
Dr Don Elder, CEO of Solid Energy, has announced his resignation from the company.
Ernst & Young has released analysis that questions the value of steelmakers buying metallurgical coal and iron ore assets to ensure security of supply.
Weak demand from Chinese and Australian coal mines has helped to drive orders for Sandvik’s products and services down by 5% in Q4 2013 compared to the same period in 2011.
Caterpillar has reported record earnings of US$ 65.9 billion in 2012, despite a US$ 580 million writedown on its Siwei acquisition.
Central European coal and coke producer, New World Resources, has announced an increase in metallurgical coal prices for Q1 2013, but significantly lower thermal prices.