DOE research team makes REE discovery
A team of researchers led by the Department of Energy has discovered that rare earth elements can be removed from two US coal byproduct materials through an ion-exchange process.
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A team of researchers led by the Department of Energy has discovered that rare earth elements can be removed from two US coal byproduct materials through an ion-exchange process.
Atrum Coal has received encouraging yields from quality testing at its Groundhog anthracite project, in British Columbia, Canada, and expects this to positively impact new pre-feasibility study.
China’s largest coal company, Shenhua, became a net exporter of coal in 2015 after its imports collapsed 97.1% to just 200 000 t.
A look at the boom in LNG investment and its impact on the Australian coalbed methane (CBM) industry.
Development at Universal’s NCC coal project is awaiting on a coal supply agreement with state utility Eskom before moving the mine can move to production.
BigLift Shipping’s Happy Buccaneer successfully transported and installed a 1200 t 45 m high continuous ship unloader from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, to the Haranchi thermal power plant in Japan.
Alpha Natural Resources is to close eight mines in Raleigh and Boone counties in West Virginia
Wescoal Holdings’ Elandspruit coal mine in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, is now delivering its production target of 165 000 tpm.
Eskom will not renew its 40 yr contract with Exxaro Resources for supply of coal to Arnot mine. The company will approach the open market to identify cost-efficient suppliers.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd receives order for setting up a supercritical thermal power project involving one unit of the country’s highest rating 800 MW sets in Tamil Nadu, India.
Liebherr Group produces record sales of €9.2 billion in the 2015 business year with revenue from the construction machinery and mining product area increasing by €337 million.
Caterpillar’s mining business has announced a loss of US$105 million in 4Q15 on the back of a 23% fall in sales and revenues.