Australia coal news

Mastermyne Group Ltd has been awarded the mining services contact to operate the Gregory Crinum Underground Mine, owned by Sojitz Blue Pty Ltd.

MetRes and M Mining have announced the appointment of Dan Yates as General Manager – Operations for M Mining Pty Ltd and Senior Site Executive for the Millennium mine, upon completion of the sales and purchase agreement from Peabody.

M Mining Pty Ltd has announced that it has executed an agreement with Coal Augering Services for the provision of coal auger mining services at the Mavis Downs and Millennium metallurgical coal mine.

Building on its long-term relationship with Whitehaven Coal, Bis’ scope of work has expanded to include off-road haulage for the Werris Creek Mine.

Stanmore Resources Ltd has advised that Frederick Kotzee has resigned as CFO, effective 12 August 2021.

Some Australian coal producers are downplaying the latest threat by Beijing to cease economic dialogue with Australia, Argus Media has reported.

Australia will continue to be a strong supplier of metallurgical coal over the next couple of decades due to its high quality, according to a report recently released by the Minerals Council of Australia.

Peabody Energy will reopen its Metropolitan metallurgical coal mine in New South Wales, Australia, in May after it was closed in early January because export orders dried up, Argus Media has reported.

NSW’s IPC has conditionally approved a ‘reasonable brownfield extension’ to an Upper Hunter coal mine, operated by Mangoola Coal Operations.

The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission has granted development consent for a proposed extension to the Tahmoor Coal Mine.