The potential role of underground refuge chambers for SCSR changeover
Paul Medcraft, MineARC, Australia, asks why the Australian coal industry remains resistant to underground refuge stations as safe havens for SCSR changeover.
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Paul Medcraft, MineARC, Australia, asks why the Australian coal industry remains resistant to underground refuge stations as safe havens for SCSR changeover.
Coal Marketing Co., the exclusive carrier of coal from the Cerrejon mining operation in Colombia, has declared force majeure on 900,000 t of coal shipments due to ongoing industrial action.
South African thermal coal miner, Continental Coal, has released production figures for its Penumbra, Ferreira and Vlakvarkfontein coal mines.
Xstrata Coal will take over day-to-day operation of the Collinsville coal mine from contractor Thiess, after the mine made substantial losses in 2012/13.
Cloud Peak Energy has signed an agreement with SSA Marine that provides it with an option to export up to 16 million tpa through the proposed Gateway Pacific on the US West Coast.
According to news reports, the Sena railway in Mozambique has been closed due to heavy rains.
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.
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.
At least 17 coal miners have been killed in a gas explosion in an underground mine in southwest China.
Despite the financial and sovereign debt crisis, German mining equipment manufacturers have posted a record sales growth of 27% for 2011. The German Engineering Federation (VDMA) expects turnover to grow by a further 20% to € 5.8 billion in 2012.
About 75% of US coal exports were shipped to Europe and Asia in 2012, continuing the growth of the past few years with exports this year expected to reach an all-time high, according to the US Energy Information Administration.