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QMI weighs in to drug debate
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
THE controversial use of a popular workout supplement that was banned at a Bowen Basin coal mine has prompted Queensland regulators to stress the importance of managing fatigue while on duty.
Full Story...
Xstrata, Glencore in marriage talks
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
XSTRATA’S largest shareholder, commodities trader Glencore International, is seeking to merge with the mining giant to create a $A77 billion colossus that would rival the likes of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.
Full Story...
Hogsback and the problem with railways in Australia
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
IF A few billion dollars were not involved
Hogsback
could be excused for imagining two of Australia’s top mining entrepreneurs suffered the same childhood frustration of not being allowed to own a toy train set.
Full Story...
NuCoal suffers from ICAC fallout
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
THE New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption hearings into the granting of the exploration permit for the Doyles Creek project to its former owners is damaging NuCoal Resource’s reputation, according to NuCoal.
Full Story...
Rinehart tops rich list
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
MINING magnate Gina Rinehart has headed Forbes magazine’s latest Australian rich list, also taking the title of the Asia-Pacific region’s richest woman.
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Ulan faces music today on greenhouse gas offsets
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
THE future of greenhouse gas liabilities by New South Wales coal mines could hinge on the conditions laid down by the Land and Environment Court today over a provisional ruling that found that Xstrata’s Ulan mine would have to pay offsets if it wanted to double production.
Full Story...
Finns fly in
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
WHY has a Finnish delegation come to Australia to enquire about mining technology, given their fine pedigree in this area?
Supply Side’s
Noel Dyson
endeavours to find out.
Full Story...
Gas detector recall
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
PENNSYLVANIA-based Industrial Scientific Corporation has recalled a range of its portable gas detector GasBadge Plus products due to battery issues which can cause the units to unexpectedly shut down.
Full Story...
County promises more bounty
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
US-FOCUSED, Australia-listed developer County Coal says its investors can look forward to an exciting quarter ahead as it gears up to export thermal coal from its projects in Wyoming within five years.
Full Story...
Blackham eyes Esperance port
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
BLACKHAM Resources says it is still in discussions with Esperance port regarding the export of 8 million tonnes per annum of coal from its 70%-owned Scaddan coal project.
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Kangaroo steps up work at Mamahak
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
INDONESIAN coal producer Kangaroo Resources has kicked off work at its Mamahak coking coal project, designed to ramp up the mine’s production to one million tonnes per annum.
Full Story...
Imminent danger order for Peabody’s Francisco
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
PEABODY Energy’s Francisco complex in Indiana – a three-time winner of the company’s safest mine award – has received an imminent danger order from federal regulators for a noncompliance with lock-out/tag-out procedures.
Full Story...
World-first mobile gas lab unveiled in Qld
(Thursday, 2 February 2012)
QUEENSLAND researchers have developed a mobile mine gas laboratory that can be rapidly deployed in the event of a coal mine emergency on the scale of the Pike River disaster.
Full Story...
Industry, MSHA both helping safety improve: Main
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
US MINE Safety and Health Administration assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health Joseph Main said Thursday that while there was a significant increase in overall miner safety thanks to the efforts of operators and government alike, there was still much work to be done.
Donna Caudill
reports from the West Virginia Coal Association symposium in West Virginia.
Full Story...
WV safety overhaul
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
TIGHTER coal mine safety laws are on the cards in West Virginia as policy makers respond to some of the factors behind the Upper Big Branch mine disaster in 2010.
Full Story...
Patriot puts Big Mountain on hold
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
PATRIOT Coal has not remained immune from depressed market conditions and weakened demand for thermal coal, announcing it has decided to idle its Big Mountain coal mine in the Boone County, West Virginia.
Full Story...
Foresight to go to IPO
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
BILLIONAIRE investor Christopher Cline’s Foresight Energy has filed with US regulators its plan to raise up to $US100 million in an initial public offering.
Full Story...
New Horizon plans BFS
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
UTAH explorer New Horizon Coal has firmed up the numbers for its Kinney thermal coal project and says work will start soon on a bankable feasibility study for a 2 million tonne per annum operation.
Full Story...
Xstrata, Glencore in marriage talks
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
XSTRATA’S largest shareholder, commodities trader Glencore International, is seeking to merge with the mining giant to create a $A77 billion colossus that would rival the likes of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.
Full Story...
Xanadu courting coal interest
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
SHARES in Mongolia-focused explorer Xanadu Mines have jumped after the company said it was looking to sell its thermal coal assets in order to focus on its copper-gold projects and coking coal joint venture with Hong Kong’s Noble Group.
Full Story...
ZYL fields more interest in SA tenement
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
EMERGING anthracite producer ZYL has received six expressions of interest for offtake from its Mbila coal project in South Africa, representing the chance to produce more than 600,000 tonnes per annum of coal.
Full Story...
Hogsback and the problem with railways in Australia
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
IF A few billion dollars were not involved
Hogsback
could be excused for imagining two of Australia’s top mining entrepreneurs suffered the same childhood frustration of not being allowed to own a toy train set.
Full Story...
QMI weighs in to drug debate
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
THE controversial use of a popular workout supplement that was banned at a Bowen Basin coal mine has prompted Queensland regulators to stress the importance of managing fatigue while on duty.
Full Story...
US stocks soar
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
COAL companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange closed in the green today. Arch Coal jumped US78c to close at $15.49 and James River Coal managed a 56c gain.
Full Story...
TSX climbs
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
STOCKS on the Toronto Stock Exchange managed small gains. Grande Cache Coal posted a C7c gain while Teck Resources was the biggest mover, jumping 15c.
Full Story...
MSHA picking on the bad guys: Stricklin
(Thursday, 2 February 2012)
WHILE much work still remains, the US Mine Safety and Health Administration is touting a notable reduction in the number of accidents at coal operations in its largest districts – a reflection, according to one official, of improving mine safety across the US.
Donna Caudill
reports from the West Virginia Coal Association symposium in West Virginia.
Full Story...
HOGSBACK
Hogsback and the problem with railways in Australia
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
IF A few billion dollars were not involved
Hogsback
could be excused for imagining two of Australia’s top mining entrepreneurs suffered the same childhood frustration of not being allowed to own a toy train set.
Full Story...
MORE HOGSBACK
Hogsback and the problem with railways in Australia
Hogsback glimpses more US coal heading for Asia
Hogsback glimpses more US coal heading for Asia
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PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENTS
Outbye Superintendent Ulan Complex, Mudgee NSW (Ref No. 1357)
(Wednesday, 25 January 2012)
Ulan Coal is expanding to become one of the most modern and progressive coal mines in Australia, with state-of-the-art facilities and significant new career opportunities for both experienced miners and those from other backgrounds wanting to enter the Australian mining industry.
Full Story...
Longwall Superintendent Ulan Complex, Mudgee, NSW (Ref No. 1655)
(Wednesday, 25 January 2012)
Ulan Coal is expanding to become one of the most modern and progressive coal mines in Australia, with state-of-the-art facilities and significant new career opportunities for both experienced miners and those from other backgrounds wanting to enter the Australian mining industry.
Full Story...
Development Superintendent Ulan Complex, Mudgee, NSW (Ref No. SG1358)
(Wednesday, 25 January 2012)
Ulan Coal is expanding to become one of the most modern and progressive coal mines in Australia, with state-of-the-art facilities and significant new career opportunities for both experienced miners and those from other backgrounds wanting to enter the Australian mining industry.
Full Story...
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PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENTS
Production Manager Ulan Complex, Mudgee, NSW (Ref No. SG0203)
Longwall Engineering Specialist
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LONGWALL LARRIKINS
Longwall Larrikin
(Tuesday, 3 January 2012)
VICTOR Sourkov is NBW Mining sales director for Eastern Europe, Russia and Kazakhstan. He is a qualified mining engineer with 32 years experience in the coal mining industry and enjoys travelling, music, and playing the piano or guitar.
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MINE ACTIVITY
Patriot puts Big Mountain on hold
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
PATRIOT Coal has not remained immune from depressed market conditions and weakened demand for thermal coal, announcing it has decided to idle its Big Mountain coal mine in the Boone County, West Virginia.
Full Story...
MORE MINE ACTIVITY
Ulan faces music today on greenhouse gas offsets
Longwall deployment delays for Gujarat
Newlands, Mangoola are Xstrata’s 2011 heroes
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COAL COMPANY ACTIVITY
NuCoal suffers from ICAC fallout
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
THE New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption hearings into the granting of the exploration permit for the Doyles Creek project to its former owners is damaging NuCoal Resource’s reputation, according to NuCoal.
Full Story...
MORE COAL COMPANY ACTIVITY
New Horizon plans BFS
Xanadu courting coal interest
ZYL fields more interest in SA tenement
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OEM/SUPPLIER ACTIVITY
Diesel emissions monitor gets funds
(Tuesday, 31 January 2012)
PEAK3’S strategy to commercialise products and services for the management, treatment and monitoring of diesel engine particulate emissions will receive a boost with an investment from the OneVentures innovation fund.
Full Story...
MORE OEM/SUPPLIER ACTIVITY
Global demand sends Caterpillar soaring
Global demand sends Caterpillar soaring
Swinderman steps down from Martin
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EQUIPMENT
World-first mobile gas lab unveiled in Qld
(Thursday, 2 February 2012)
QUEENSLAND researchers have developed a mobile mine gas laboratory that can be rapidly deployed in the event of a coal mine emergency on the scale of the Pike River disaster.
Full Story...
MORE EQUIPMENT
Gas detector recall
Global demand sends Caterpillar soaring
Rocky road ahead for equipment sales
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SAFETY AND HEALTH
Industry, MSHA both helping safety improve: Main
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
US MINE Safety and Health Administration assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health Joseph Main said Thursday that while there was a significant increase in overall miner safety thanks to the efforts of operators and government alike, there was still much work to be done.
Donna Caudill
reports from the West Virginia Coal Association symposium in West Virginia.
Full Story...
MORE SAFETY AND HEALTH
QMI weighs in to drug debate
WV safety overhaul
Gas detector recall
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ENVIRONMENT
Ulan faces music today on greenhouse gas offsets
(Friday, 3 February 2012)
THE future of greenhouse gas liabilities by New South Wales coal mines could hinge on the conditions laid down by the Land and Environment Court today over a provisional ruling that found that Xstrata’s Ulan mine would have to pay offsets if it wanted to double production.
Full Story...
MORE ENVIRONMENT
BLM sets auction date for South Porcupine
FutureGen sells back original project site
NSW dept warns about Ulan decision implications
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VICTOR Sourkov is NBW Mining sales director for Eastern Europe, Russia and Kazakhstan. He is a qualified mining engineer with 32 years experience in the coal mining industry and enjoys travelling, music, and playing the piano or guitar.
