Australia coal news

Wollongong Coal has announced that CEO Mitchell Jakeman will resign from his employment effective 31 May 2020 for personal reasons.

The Queensland Resources Council will join the Premier’s Queensland Industry Recovery Alliance today to work with the government to maximise the resource sector’s role in the State’s COVID-19 recovery.

Whitehaven Coal has welcomed the release of the New South Wales (NSW) government’s (Australia) comprehensive technical assessment for the Vickery Extension Project and its key recommendation that the Project can proceed.

The Australian government’s approval of the Olive Downs metallurgical coal mine project near Moranbah in central Queensland will create more than 1000 new jobs in the region.

Diversified mining services company Perenti Global Ltd has recently announced its earthmoving parts and equipment subsidiary, BTP, has been awarded a three-year extension worth AUS$126 million to its existing contract with Peabody Australia.

Rajant Corporation and Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia are improving operational safety and productivity through the use of autonomous haulage systems in an Australian coal mine.

As part of its critical energy and supply infrastructure, Peabody mines continue to support coal-fuelled electric power generation and essential steelmaking.

The health and wellbeing of the 372 000 men and women working in the state resources sector is the priority for the Queensland Resources Council (Australia) and its member companies in response to the novel coronavirus.

As the corporate world scrambles to embrace environmental, social and governance sustainable development goals and carbon neutrality targets, alva asks if the reputational risk of any involvement in coal post-Australian bushfires now become too great for businesses and investors to countenance?

The Queensland government’s North Queensland Regional Plan has reinforced a strong future for the resources sector.