Focus:
Coal
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3 August 2020 News
Coal mine explosion in Colombia kills six miners, leaves three trapped
An explosion at a coal mine at the Los Cedros mine in the El Zulia municipality of northeastern Colombia has claimed the lives of at least six miners, leaving three...
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3 August 2020 Analysis
External pressures and internal struggles: what the fall of Murray Energy tell us about American coal mining
Murray Energy, the US’s largest privately held coal producer, has fallen from a position as one of the most productive US miners to allegations of manipulating figures amidst a bankruptcy...
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27 July 2020 News
Polish coal miner PGG likely to announce closure of major coal mines
Poland’s state-operated miner Polska Grupa Górnicza (PGG) is likely to cut down production of coal and announce the closure of major mines.
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27 July 2020 Analysis
Mining Mongolia: what potential does this land-locked country hold?
Mongolia recently cancelled an executive order to fund the giant Tavan Tolgoi coal project through an international initial public offering (IPO), blaming political problems and unfavourable financial markets. Instead, the country is...
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14 July 2020 News
Ramaco announces partial closure of Berwind mine complex in Virginia
Metallurgical coal producer Ramaco Resources has announced the partial closure of its Berwind low-volatile development mine complex to align its production with the weakened coal market.
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10 July 2020 News
Thiess wins contract extension for Lake Vermont coal mine in Queensland
CIMIC Group’s contract mining company Thiess has secured a five-year contract extension to continue providing mining services at the Lake Vermont coal mine in Queensland.
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6 July 2020 pressreleases
Improving Transfer Assembly For A Buchanan Coal Mine
In December 2019, West River Conveyors had the opportunity to complete a coal transfer assembly line for leading coal producer Buchanan Mines.
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2 July 2020 News
BMA invests $100m in automated vehicles at Australia’s Daunia coal mine
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has announced that it will invest $100m in 34 automated vehicles at its Daunia coal mine in Australia.
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26 June 2020 projects
Vista Coal Mine Project, Alberta
Coalspur's Vista coal project is located near Hinton in Alberta, Canada. It is one of the largest undeveloped coal mines in North America.
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19 June 2020 News
India launches auction process of 41 coal mines for commercial mining
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the auction process of 41 coal blocks for commercial mining.