
Rio Tinto loses coal mine expansion appeal
Rio Tinto has lost a court appeal to expand its Warkworth open-cut coal mine, near Bulga, in New South Wales.
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Rio Tinto has lost a court appeal to expand its Warkworth open-cut coal mine, near Bulga, in New South Wales.

Universal Coal has delivered the first thermal coal from its Kangala mine to utility company Eskom.

New World Resources has confirmed the fatality of an employee at its Darkov Mine in the Czech Republic.

The TUC has responded to the government’s reaction to UK Coal’s announcement of its planned coal mine closures.

Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka, a Polish coal mining company, as ordered its fourth Cat plough longwall system.

Coalfield Resources, the former parent of UK Coal Operations, has bounced back to profit after insolvency last year.

Beacon Hill Resources has been offered a debt facility to fund the expansion of the washplant at its Minas Moatize coal mine.

High-quality GET can increase productivity, reduce fuel consumption and improve safety for mine workers.

The new Cat® Variable Frequency Drive for longwall systems increases face conveyor speed and torque control.

Glencore Xstrata has announced that it will shut one of its Australian coal mines by the end of 2014.

The US Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge from Arch Coal to a decision to block an environmental permit.

JW Resources has completed the acquisition of Appolo Fuels’ thermal coal mining operations.