
Lynham: “Coal dust reforms a priority job”
Dr Lynham told Parliament that action was underway on changes to the regulation of coal dust, which causes coal workers’ pneumoconiosis.
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Dr Lynham told Parliament that action was underway on changes to the regulation of coal dust, which causes coal workers’ pneumoconiosis.

Between 192 and 565 jobs could be lost as Exxaro restructures its corporate and support service operations.

With its acquisition of NeuCo and development of the Predix cloud platform for the industrial internet, GE is looking to drive a technological revolution in the power sector.

Steel demand from China’s infrastructure and construction industry has boosted sentiment in the Chinese steel sector and raised willingness to buy metallurgical coal and iron ore.

Advanced Emissions Solutions said it would assess the market value of its emissions control products business with a view to a potential sale.

ASX-listed developer of the Crown Mountain metallurgical project in British Columbia, Jameson Resources, continued to focus exclusively on environmental assessment process in effort to cut costs.

A researcher working on modeling coalbed methane extraction has been awarded a research fellowship by the Queensland government.

Cloud Peak Energy has announced a “voluntary separation benefit” to some longstanding hourly employees.

Rio Tinto’s thermal coal production has fallen 9% y/y on wet weather in New South Wales and an ownership restructuring at its Coal & Allied subsidiary.

Sandvik has stated it has been reconfirmed as a constituent of the Ethibel Sustainability Index (ESI) Excellence Europe, effective 15 April 2016.

Rio Tinto produced slightly less hard coking coal (HCC) from its Queensland operations in 1Q16 compared to 1Q15 – but saw a jump in semi-soft coking coal production.

Hexagon Mining has introduced a services organisation to help customers get the most from their technology investment.