Breaking News
Warrior Met Produces First Development Tons at Blue Creek
Warrior Met said it started continuous miner development on the first longwall panel at its Blue Creek growth project, producing the first development tons (39,000 tons). The company also said that during Q3 2024 it completed the installation of the service cage,...
Martin Engineering Celebrates 80 Years of Service
Martin Engineering, a world leader in bulk handling solutions, recently marked 80 years of product innovation, engineering expertise and global growth. During a month of celebrations in September 2024, the firm invited customers, local communities, and employees’...
Peabody Provides Update on Centurion
Peabody this week provided an investor presentation on project development and the related integrated mine plan at Centurion, the company's premium low volatile hard coking coal project located in Australia's Bowen Basin. Centurion is quickly becoming the cornerstone...
Alpha Foreshadows Market Softness
Alpha Metallurgical Resources, a leading metallurgical coal supplier, reported preliminary sales figures for Q3 2024 as this edition was going to press. The company reported 3.9 million tons of met coal and revenues of $531.8 million and 200,000 tons of thermal coal...
Features
Dragline Parts Boost Productivity
Existing machines can be upgraded for improved performance and longevity By Jesse Morton, Technical Writer At MINExpo and elsewhere, equipment OEMs half-admitted they may not sell another dragline. The bottom line is the population in existence is sufficient for the...
U.S. Prep Plant Census
Two new names were added to this year’s report on coal processing plants By Steve Fiscor, Editor-in-Chief Year-to-date U.S. coal...
HBT Owner Charts a Growth Plan for the Group
The owner of the HBT Group, Christoph Koslowski, said he first became familiar with Hauhinco Maschinenfabrik as a student intern...
Hitachi Excavator Reaches 100,000 Hours of Operation in Colombia
Open-pit mines rank among the most demanding environments on Earth. At Colombia’s Carbones Del Cerrejón mine, which faces periods...
Top 10 Coal Producing States & Regions
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Leading Developments
Dartbrook Secures Path to Full Production
Australian Pacific Coal Ltd (AQC) received an enhanced funding package for the Dartbrook JV and launched a A$20 million ($13.7 million) equity raise. AQC and its JV partner Tetra Dartbrook Pty Ltd have agreed with Vitol Asia Pte Ltd to upsize the existing senior debt...
Seriti Lays Off Miners in South Africa
South Africa’s Seriti Resources said its multi-product operations at Middelburg Mine Services (MMS) and at Klipspruit South-East...
Nauticus Receives $100,000 Donation from T. Parker Host
Nauticus, the maritime discovery center on Norfolk's waterfront, recently received a $100,000 donation from T. Parker Host in...
Agreement Reached to Build Hydrogen Hub
The Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) has executed a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE)...
Sanctions Impact Russian Mining Equipment Imports
By Vladislav Vorotnikov The mounting difficulties in making payments for Chinese mining equipment due to Western sanctions is...
Bowen Reports Record Tonnage
In its Q2 2024 earnings report, Bowen Coking Coal said it produced 820,000 metric tons (mt) of raw coal at the Burton complex, up...
Peabody Commits $100M to Share Buybacks
Peabody reported net income of $199.4 million for Q2 2024, compared to $179.2 million in Q2 2023. “Our operations performed...
Whitehaven Sells Stake in Blackwater to Japanese Steelmakers
Australia’s Whitehaven Coal has sold a 20% stake in the Blackwater mine to Nippon Steel Corp. and a 10% stake to JFE Steel Corp....
