Archives: Coal technology

Bravus Mining and Resources has signed an agreement that will see Queensland family-owned business MacKellar Group undertake mining services at the Carmichael Mine for the next five years. Bravus Mining and Resources CEO David Boshoff said MacKellar Group had constructed the Carmichael Mine to date and they are delighted that the relationship will continue well[…]

On August 23, CITIC Heavy Industries Co Ltd and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement in Shenzhen, officially becoming strategic partners. The two sides “will seize the strategic opportunities of digitalisation, networking and intelligence, give full play to the advantages of their respective industries and form synergies.” They added: “We are committed[…]

CHN Energy is the largest coal miner in China – formed in 2017 following the merger of China Guodian Corporation and Shenhua Group. It operates some of China’s largest coal mines including those that form together the famous Zhungeer Complex in Inner Mongolia, namely Heidaigou and Haerwusu. These mines have many hundreds of trucks from[…]

It was announced on 29 July 2021 that FLSmidth will acquire thyssenkrupp’s Mining business (tk Mining). As stated in the announcement, it was still being negotiated if thyssenkrupp’s mining activities in India which are part of a larger integrated entity not fully owned by thyssenkrupp would be part of the transaction. Following discussions between the[…]

Redpath Australia says it has been awarded the Cut and Flit Development Contract for Whitehaven Coal at its Narrabri operations in New South Wales, Australia. Situated around 28 km southeast of Narrabri on the North West Slopes in New South Wales, the Narrabri operations mine site is one of Australia’s most productive underground coal mines.[…]

Despite an uncertain long term future for coal mining in Poland, and a diversification of its business activities into solar power in the form of large-scale photovoltaic projects, the country’s leading mining equpiment company FAMUR SA continues to book impressive mining equipment orders at home and in its growing export market. Two export contracts booked[…]

A tripartite MoU was signed on August 31 between coal mining major Coal India Ltd (CIL), state gas utiltity GAIL and Indian mining equpiment OEM BEML on 31 August 2021 for a pilot project on use of LNG as an alternative fuel for dual fuel (diesel – LNG) operation of dump trucks. With a view[…]

The Board of Stanmore Resources Ltd has announced that PIMS Mining has been awarded a five year underground mining services contract for A$425 million by its 50% owned Millennium and Mavis Downs Mine Joint Venture (MetRes). Awarding of this contract marks another major milestone in re-opening the mine following restarting of auger and open-cut operations[…]

Bravus Mining & Resources has awarded contracts worth more than A$3 million ($2.2 million) to Rockhampton-based SMW Group for a series of new Ultrahaul mine truck trays and a bore field maintenance program. Bravus Mining & Resources CEO, David Boshoff, said Bravus was keen to capitalise on SMW Group’s 20 years of experience servicing central[…]

For the month of July 2021, a TAKRAF SRs(K) bucketwheel excavator (BWE) at SUEK’s Nazarovsky open pit mine in Russia, part of an integrated high-capacity material handling system, dug and moved 1,236,000 m3 of overburden material – beating a previous monthly record that had stood for six years. TAKRAF says it is proud of its[…]