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Foresight Energy intends to restore power to a portion of the Deer Run Mine, following approval from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration and the State of Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ Office of Mines and Minerals.
Hexagon Mining provides Exxaro’s Grootegeluk coal mine in South Africa with SAFEmine, a collision avoidance and fatigue monitoring technology.
Politicians from both main political parties have criticised the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s proposed Steam Protection Rule.
The United Mine Workers of American Pension Plan is suing Peabody Energy and Arch Coal to try to force the two companies to take on US$800 million of bankrupt Patriot Coal’s liabilities.
Operating profit at Sandvik Mining jumped 74% in 2Q15 on favourable foreign exchange raters and continuing structural saving.
The National Mining Association urges Congress to stop the Stream Buffer Zone Rule set out by the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement.
A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from coal production and development to the latest coal mine developments.
The West Virginia Coal Association provides an outlook in relation to the federal Office of Surface Mining’s release of the revised Stream Buffer Zone Rule.
Dassault Systèmes appoints Raoul Jacquand as the new CEO of its GEOVIA brand.
A recent Timetric survey indicates mining companies in USA and Canada are increasing investments in vehicle-related technologies in the next two years.
An incident has occurred at the Clarence coal mine, involving the overflow of material from a holding cell. Centennial Coal is working towards a thorough clean up with a top priority of reducing environmental impacts.
A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from the latest developments and corporate affairs to challenges facing coal.