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Drayton South deferral adds more pain to NSW industry
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

COAL mining development in New South Wales is going through further upheaval with the announcement that Minister for Planning Brad Hazzard is calling for another look at the impact of nearby horse studs of Anglo American’s proposed Drayton South open cut mine in the Hunter Valley.
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News Wrap
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

IN THIS morning’s News Wrap: shale gas a trigger for major reform, says McKibbin; mining and metals companies face volatility; and mining reporting standards to be clearer.
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Hog gets a free kick
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

KICKING one-time coal king Nathan Tinkler off the list of Australia’s richest people was an easy decision that Hogsback reckons hid the fact that a few more people need their fortunes trimmed – as does the list of coal projects on an Australian government “dream” list.
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Investment in resource sector poised to fall
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

A GOVERNMENT commodities forecaster says committed investment in Australia’s resources projects has peaked and will continue to decline for the next five years as high value projects struggle to reach development stage.
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Industrial strife at Port of Newcastle intensifies
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

WORKERS at Port Waratah Coal Services in Newcastle will down tools today and then broaden legally protected actions with a new 24-hour work stoppage on May 29.
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Rio launches productivity forums
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

RIO Tinto has partnered with Queensland think tank the Brisbane Institute to launch a three-part series of forums designed to enhance business competitiveness and productivity.
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Coal boosted US economic recovery: report
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

AMID the downturn in global coal markets, heavy income losses for coal companies and increasing environmental concern about the effects of burning fossil fuels, a report from the National Mining Association has found a silver lining in all the doom and gloom – coal exports.
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Micromine launches software updates
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

MICROMINE has released its Geobank 2013 and Micromine 2013, the latest versions of the company’s geological data management and exploration and mine design solutions.
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NZ awards controversial mine approval
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

BATHURST Resources has moved a step towards establishing its proposed open-cast mine on conservation land near Westport, New Zealand, after a government green light was given on Thursday.
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Chinchilla worker, protester in scuffle
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

A CONTRACTOR working for QGC at Chinchilla, Queensland, has been involved in a scuffle with anti-CSG protesters and attempted to slash the tyres of a blockade vehicle.
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Positive change for women in industry
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

CHIEF executives in the mining, utility and construction sectors are being urged to change workplace culture and rectify the underrepresentation of women in traditionally male-dominated industries.
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Alpha completes funding changes
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

COAL producer Alpha Natural Resources has won some financial flexibility to better help it navigate the difficult currents facing the metallurgical and steaming coal markets.
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Feds renew Palmer’s China First major project status
(Thursday, 23 May 2013)

CLIVE Palmer’s $8 billion China First coal mine and infrastructure project in Queensland’s Galilee Basin has come a step closer to reality with the federal government renewing its major project facilitation status.
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News Wrap
(Thursday, 23 May 2013)

IN THIS morning’s News Wrap: Resources boom falls to earth; mining research tax curbs damaging: industry; and O’Farrell refused $13m request in Obeid deal.
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Peabody to fight Australian $72M tax bill: report
(Thursday, 23 May 2013)

PEABODY Energy will appeal a ruling by the Australian Tax Office that it must pay $72 million in fines and unpaid taxes over its income tax returns in 2004-10, according to media reports.
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Rinehart reigns as Tinkler falls off rich list
(Thursday, 23 May 2013)


GINA Rinehart has retained her title as Australia’s richest person, according to BRW’s Rich 200, while one-time billionaire Nathan Tinkler failed to make the list.
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Blackwood applies to freeze Tinkler assets
(Thursday, 23 May 2013)

FORMER coal billionaire Nathan Tinkler faces the prospect of having his assets frozen after liquidators acting for coal junior Blackwood Corporation lodged an application with the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
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Plimer flags signs of ailing industry
(Thursday, 23 May 2013)

OUTSPOKEN Hancock Prospecting director and Adelaide University professor Ian Plimer has called for public education about mining and a shakeup of bureaucracies constraining the industry.
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Major miner pain
(Thursday, 23 May 2013)

RESOURCES companies have been running corporate social responsibility programs for years to ensure the remote communities they operate in are looked after. But a University of Melbourne study suggests they may be doing more harm than good. Supply Side by Noel Dyson
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Transparency urged to tackle corruption
(Thursday, 23 May 2013)

AUSTRALIA has been urged to follow in the footsteps of other nations when it comes to stamping out corruption by reporting all payments to governments in other countries in which they operate.
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China may tighten import standards
(Thursday, 23 May 2013)

CHINA’S National Energy Administration is believed to have made plans to implement a policy to restrict the types of coal the country imports.
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Measure that weight
(Thursday, 23 May 2013)

AN ONBOARD weighing system for large hydraulic mining excavators that will be launched at this year’s Asia Pacific International Mining Exhibition promises accurate, instant haul payload data.
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Cokal and MDM to bring shallow barging solution to Indonesia
(Thursday, 23 May 2013)

INDONESIA-focused Cokal has signed a joint venture agreement with shipping services group Meratus Advance Maritime (MDM).
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Coal earning back market share
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

DATA from the US Energy Information Administration has shown coal has generated 40% or more of the nation’s electricity share every month since November while natural gas has shrunk to 25% of usage.
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Coal companies slammed over Mozambique resettlements
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

WHILE the resources boom in Mozambique has been kind to the global coal companies mining there, a human rights group alleges they have not been good in return, neglecting communities displaced by their activities.
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Court rules HD Mining ok to hire Chinese workers
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

CANADA’S federal court will allow HD Mining to go ahead with its plan to hire Chinese workers, dismissing the legal challenge made by two unions.
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Environmentalists fight govt over coal terminals
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

ELEVEN environmental groups including the Sierra Club and Greenpeace have filed a formal petition with government officials seeking a full environmental study for the remaining three proposed Pacific Northwest coal terminal facilities.
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More arrests at UMWA rally
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

FOURTEEN rally participants have been taken away in handcuffs after more than 4500 marched at another United Mine Workers of America-organized demonstration in St Louis, Missouri where bankruptcy proceedings continue for troubled miner Patriot Coal.
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Mothballed Maltby sold for methane
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

HARGREAVES Services has agreed to sell its mothballed Maltby colliery to UK gas-to-power producer Alkane Energy in a deal worth up to £7.5 million ($US11.3m).
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JSW on the coal hunt again
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

INDIAN miner JSW Steel is once again eyeing domestic coal and iron ore interests as well as coal holdings in the US, Canada and South Africa.
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Norfolk Southern opens transfer terminal
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

COAL rail shipper Norfolk Southern has officially kicked its $US5.9 million New Knoxville Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer terminal in Tennessee into operation.
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Trolex ups game for methane-recovery monitoring
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

UK-BASED Trolex has unveiled Sentrum, its latest device for methane-recovery monitoring.
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KBR wins Eagle Pass contract
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

KBR, a global mining services company, has been selected to provide engineering and technical assistance services for Dos Republicas Coal Partnership’s Eagle Pass Mine in Texas.
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Hog gets a free kick
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

KICKING one-time coal king Nathan Tinkler off the list of Australia’s richest people was an easy decision that Hogsback reckons hid the fact that a few more people need their fortunes trimmed – as does the list of coal projects on an Australian government “dream” list.
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Get ready – IMI event is coming quickly
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

REGISTRATION for exhibitors and participants at the Illinois Mining Institute’s annual conference, set for August 13 and 14, will soon open.
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NYSE shuffle
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

THE New York Stock Exchange experienced choppy trading on Thursday as investors adjusted their positions ahead of the long weekend. Markets will be closed on Monday for Memorial Day. Coal stocks made a slight recovery from Wednesday’s slide, with Arch, Consol and Alpha the only major players posting gains.
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HOGSBACK 

Hog gets a free kick
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

KICKING one-time coal king Nathan Tinkler off the list of Australia’s richest people was an easy decision that Hogsback reckons hid the fact that a few more people need their fortunes trimmed – as does the list of coal projects on an Australian government “dream” list.
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MORE HOGSBACK

Hog gets a free kick


Warkworth could lead country to ruin


Warkworth could lead country to ruin


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PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENTS 
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(Tuesday, 14 May 2013)

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  • International Coal Development Projects
  • Great Team Environment & Company Culture

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MINE ACTIVITY 
KBR wins Eagle Pass contract
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

KBR, a global mining services company, has been selected to provide engineering and technical assistance services for Dos Republicas Coal Partnership’s Eagle Pass Mine in Texas.
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MORE MINE ACTIVITY

Compliance vows to continue Raven Underground


Arch Leer longwall plans on schedule


Glencore cans Balaclava Island terminal


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COAL COMPANY ACTIVITY 
Drayton South deferral adds more pain to NSW industry
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

COAL mining development in New South Wales is going through further upheaval with the announcement that Minister for Planning Brad Hazzard is calling for another look at the impact of nearby horse studs of Anglo American’s proposed Drayton South open cut mine in the Hunter Valley.
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MORE COAL COMPANY ACTIVITY

Coal companies slammed over Mozambique resettlements


Court rules HD Mining ok to hire Chinese workers


More arrests at UMWA rally


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OEM/SUPPLIER ACTIVITY 
Cat settles Siwei issues
(Monday, 20 May 2013)

CATERPILLAR and China-based Mining Machinery have resolved outstanding issues relating to the OEM giant’s acquisition of mining equipment firm ERA and its subsidiary, Zhengzhou Siwei Mechanical and Electrical Manufacturing (Siwei).
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MORE OEM/SUPPLIER ACTIVITY

Cat settles Siwei issues


Cat scratches new name in ball park


Cat CTO calls for immigrant workers despite cutbacks


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COAL MARKETS 
China may tighten import standards
(Wednesday, 22 May 2013)

CHINA’S National Energy Administration is believed to have made plans to implement a policy to restrict the types of coal the country imports.
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MORE COAL MARKETS

South African union demands 60% pay increase


Met coal sag despite Chinese pick-up


Met coal sag despite Chinese pick-up


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EQUIPMENT 
Trolex ups game for methane-recovery monitoring
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

UK-BASED Trolex has unveiled Sentrum, its latest device for methane-recovery monitoring.
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MORE EQUIPMENT

Stingray no fish out of water


Cracks starting to show


More than 150 on the block


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R & D 
Micromine launches software updates
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

MICROMINE has released its Geobank 2013 and Micromine 2013, the latest versions of the company’s geological data management and exploration and mine design solutions.
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MORE R & D

Micromine launches software updates


DSI adds to technology arsenal


Research into methane sensors using fibre optics


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SAFETY AND HEALTH 
Trolex ups game for methane-recovery monitoring
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

UK-BASED Trolex has unveiled Sentrum, its latest device for methane-recovery monitoring.
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MORE SAFETY AND HEALTH

Dendrobium takes out safety award honours


Wyoming power plant suffers second fire


MSHA, NIOSH point at testing for Ocenco malfunctions


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STATISTICS 
1600 coal mining jobs lost in April
(Monday, 6 May 2013)

COAL mining employment tumbled again in April, with employers cutting 1600 jobs over the month.
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Illinois sets coal export record


Illinois sets coal export record


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ENVIRONMENT 
Environmentalists fight govt over coal terminals
(Friday, 24 May 2013)

ELEVEN environmental groups including the Sierra Club and Greenpeace have filed a formal petition with government officials seeking a full environmental study for the remaining three proposed Pacific Northwest coal terminal facilities.
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MORE ENVIRONMENT

Seeney lashes out at Green opposition to Abbot Pt


Something’s fishy in Tennessee


Lobster boat stops coal delivery


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EDUCATION 
Coal quality paper scheduled for ICPC
(Thursday, 23 May 2013)

THE International Coal Preparation Congress only comes around every four years and is fast approaching.
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MORE EDUCATION

UT uni offers risk management event


Robertson to speak at ventilation conference


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