Archives: Coal technology

Across mining, new advanced and innovative machinery is appearing, and in many cases the OEMs have opted to enhance performance and efficiency by upgrading already very popular models and platforms. Earlier this year, Epiroc launched its new SmartROC D65 surface drill rig, which is the next generation of this model and has now been fully[…]

Adani has announced a more than A$100 million ($68 million) rail contract for the Carmichael thermal coal project has been awarded to Martinus Rail, with the contractor set to base itself out of Adani’s newly opened Rockhampton Business Centre (pictured). The contract award and delivery out of the centre will ensure “Rockhampton businesses and people[…]

Global sustainable energy producer EDL has announced a 20-year contract to build, own and operate a waste coal mine gas power station for Centennial Coal’s Mandalong mine, in the Lake Macquarie area of New South Wales, Australia. When completed in late 2020, the power station will have installed capacity of 8 MW and convert waste[…]

AXIS Capital has announced a new policy that will see it exit the market for insurance or facultative reinsurance for the construction of new thermal coal plants or mines, or oil sands extraction and pipeline projects. The global provider of specialty lines insurance and treaty reinsurance said the policy is a component of a broader[…]

Golding Contractors has been awarded a contract by BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) for civil works at the Blackwater coal mine in Queensland, Australia. The NRW Holdings’ wholly-owned subsidiary’s scope of works to be undertaken included establishing alternate access for heavy vehicles outside of the mining footprint; providing civil infrastructure to enable the relocation of a[…]

BELAZ has agreed to supply eight 130 t dump trucks to mining contractor PT Darma Henwa Tbk for use at an Indonesia coal mine in East Kalimantan. The contract for the supply of BELAZ-75131 mining dump trucks was signed in Jakarta and will see the machines transport overburden at the Bengalon coal mine. “Taking into account climatic[…]

Fluor Corporation announced today the launch of Virta Inc, a fully-owned subsidiary of Fluor Enterprises, Inc. “Virta is aligned with Fluor’s strategy that focuses on our core markets,” said Leonardo Kaid, Vice President of Global Business Development and Strategy for Fluor’s Mining and Metals business. “We are confident that the market is ready for Virta[…]

While many miners look to emphasise the way they obtain and retain their social licence to operate during exploration, development and operations, BHP said this week that “social value” plays an important role in its decision-making. At a briefing in London on October 8, BHP Chief External Affairs Officer, Geoff Healy, said: “We are moving[…]

CONSOL Energy Inc has become the 10th mining company to be fully certified under the National Mining Association (NMA)’s CORESafety® initiative. The certification, which aims for zero fatalities and a 50% reduction in rate of injuries within five years, is the culmination of a multi-step, multi-year process that requires dedication at every level of an[…]

Mechel PAO says its Southern Kuzbass Coal Company unit has launched a new longwall at the Sibirginskaya underground coal mine, in Russia. The new longwall 3-1-11 is located 450 m underground at Sibirginskaya, is 220 m long, has an average seam height of 4 m and an extraction panel of 750 m. Investment in the[…]