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18 Dec 2018
Spain closes last coal mines
The Huffington Post reports that Spain’s last 10 privately owned coal open-pits will be closed by...
18 Dec 2018
SIMPEC wins survey contract for Rio Tinto at Cape Lambert
WestStar Industrial’s SIMPEC is to carry out work for Rio Tinto’s iron ore division at...
18 Dec 2018
Vale to support its New Caledonia plant thanks to EV market prospects
Roskill reports that Vale has elected to support its VNC New Caledonia plant thanks to...
17 Dec 2018
BEML’s 205 t electric drive truck goes into action at Northern Coalfields’ Amlohri coal mine
Coal India subsidiary Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL), has now deployed the first indigenously developed electric...
17 Dec 2018
LKAB takes to the skies to find new orebodies around Kiruna
LKAB, in tandem with representatives from the University of Münster (Germany) and Luleå University of...
17 Dec 2018
HELE technology to start a revival in US coal power?
In America “Reinvigorating American Energy Infrastructure Act,” introduced by Sen. Todd Young (R-Indiana) on November...
17 Dec 2018
Sandvik Rammer hydraulic hammers set for cloud-based monitoring revamp
Sandvik’s Rammer division, having celebrated a 40-year anniversary this year, has updated and upgraded its...
17 Dec 2018
Gexcel presents new HERON® indoor mobile mapping system
Thanks to a new full HD 360° panoramic camera, Italy's Gexcel says its HERON® system...
17 Dec 2018
Abandoned underground mines for farming?
According to work being done at the University of Nottingham in the UK, unused coal...
17 Dec 2018
ABB reaffirms four pillar strategy following Power Grids sale to Hitachi
Hitachi has agreed to acquire 80.1% of ABB’s Power Grids division in a deal that...
17 Dec 2018
Normet signs cost per hour four year contract with Hindustan Zinc
Normet and Hindustan Zinc Ltd on December 11 signed a comprehensive four-year cost per hour...
17 Dec 2018
Gas to soon start flowing for Mount Isa miners as NGP opens up
Energy company Jemena has completed the 622 km Northern Gas Pipeline (NGP), opening up the...