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Fatality at Codelco’s Salvador Mine, Chile
April 20, 2017
A supervisor at the Salvador copper mine owned by Chile’s Codelco died in an accident on Tuesday. His death caused the state-owned company to suspend operations at its concentrator plant. The death occurred in the flotation plant area of the
Allahabad High Court Seeks Government Reply on Mining Leases, India
April 20, 2017
The Allahabad high court on Wednesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file before it an affidavit containing guidelines to ensure e-auction of mining leases for minerals in the state. The court also directed the state government to stop illegal
Coal Mine Flood at Bandingliangta Coal Mine Traps Six Miners, China
April 20, 2017
Rescue workers are pumping water that trapped six people underground out of a flooded coal mine in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. The flood was reported at 4:40 a.m. in a pit at Bandingliangta Coal Mine in Daliuta Township, Shenmu County.
South32 Terminates $200 Million Deal to Acquire Peabody’s Metropolitan Coal Mine, Australia
April 20, 2017
South32 Ltd. on Tuesday killed a $200 million deal to buy Peabody Energy’s Metropolitan coal mine in Australia after running into competition concerns about supply of coal to local steel makers. South32, which had been pursuing its first major acquisition
Met Coal Surges Past $300 Toward Record on Australia Outages
April 20, 2017
Spot metallurgical coal is heading for a record after surging above $300 a metric ton amid supply curbs from Australia, the world’s biggest exporter of the commodity used to make steel. Morgan Stanley says “panic buying” has helped double the
Trump Team to Discuss U.S. Position With Paris Climate Agreement
April 20, 2017
President Donald Trump’s key advisers remain divided on the issue of climate change as they prepare to discuss whether the United States should remain a party to the Paris Climate Agreement. “Senior officials will meet this week to discuss the
Seriti Resources Acquires Anglo American’s Thermal Coal Assets in South Africa
April 12, 2017
Anglo American plc has sold its thermal coal operations in South Africa to Seriti Resources Holdings Proprietary Limited for 2.3bn rand. The miner’s sale of the South African coal operations is part of its divestment plans in the country. The
Mining Suspended After Cyclone Cook Hits New Caledonia
April 12, 2017
Cyclonic winds and heavy rain buffeted New Caledonia on Monday, prompting residents of the French South Pacific territory to seek shelter and halt mining of nickel, its most important export. Cyclone Cook hit the main island at almost the same
Lithium Reviving Centuries-old Czech Mining Tradition
April 12, 2017
A surge in the global use of lithium, a key component in electric batteries, is leading to the revival of a centuries-long mining tradition in the Czech Republic’s Ore Mountains. Demand for the light metal, which is already used in
Thermal Coal Producers to Close Supply Gap Following Australia’s Cyclone Debbie
April 12, 2017
Coking coal market has witnessed a supply gap following the effects caused by the disastrous Cyclone Debbie. The thermal coal producers will be endeavoring to close this gap by altering their thermal supplies to fulfill the demands of the steelmakers.
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