
BHP Billiton: overcoming declining coal prices by concentrating on productivity
BHP Billiton Coal President, Mike Henry, calls for a focus on productivity and creating closer community support with the sector in order to overcome weak coal prices.
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BHP Billiton Coal President, Mike Henry, calls for a focus on productivity and creating closer community support with the sector in order to overcome weak coal prices.

LumaSense Technologies Inc celebrates its 10th anniversary.

GE chemists develop a solution that uses a class of amino silicone compounds at various temperatures to capture carbon.

Superior Industries introduces a new belt scale for dry bulk material handling applications, with flush-mount design so operators can avoid cutting or torching their conveyor frame for installation.

A new report by the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) has indicated China’s coal consumption has slowed following almost a decade of fast expansion – a result of changing GDP, industry restructuring and new energy and environmental policies.

Sensor Technology UK develops a Bluetooth interface and Android app for its non-contact torque sensor: TorqSense.

Patriot Coal Corp. has a potential new bidder for the bulk of its asset (including mines in West Virginia and reserves in other states), competing with Blackhawk Mining’s bid.

Galilee Energy Ltd mobilises a workover rig to the ATP 529P project in the Galilee Basin and focuses on testing the commercial flow potential of the R1 coal seam.

Siemens expands the functional scope of its Sinumerik 828 family of controllers with new hardware and software.

Sibanye Gold signs a term sheet with the Waterberg Coal Group to meet the company’s electricity supply targets by investing in the group for a steady supply of coal.

Vedanta appoints Cynthia Carroll as the Chair of Vedanta Resources Holdings Ltd, a global natural resources and mining company.

SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Corp. and Firebird Mongolia Fund Ltd complete a joint development agreement for the development and financing of the Tevshiin Gobi power plant project in Mongolia.