November 19, 2018 China National Coal signs 5 year supply contracts with state utilities China National Coal Group will supply in 2019 more than 97 million tonnes of coal to six utilities, with volumes rising in each subsequent year of the deals.
November 16, 2018 Australia’s coal revival in full swing by 2019 The outlook for coal depends basically on the growth of electricity and steel production in Asia.
November 16, 2018 BHP blames driver error, brake problem for runaway train wreck BHP said its initial findings of the Nov. 5 incident showed the nearly 3-km (1.9 miles) long train came to a halt after a braking system control cable became disconnected.
November 16, 2018 South Africa’s Eskom revises coal contract strategy, seeks supply security Eskom, which supplies more than 90 percent of the nation's power, has warned of potential power outages amid low coal inventories after a major supplier cut supplies and sought insolvency…
November 15, 2018 Sinking shipping gauge signals trouble for iron ore, coal price Rates for dry bulk cargo carriers have collapsed 70% since August.
November 13, 2018 NZ Gov’t plans to re-enter doomed Pike River mine to recover remains It is now our intention to get this job done, and find out why 29 men went to work on 19 November 2010, and never came home.
November 13, 2018 Colonial Coal floats PEA for Gordon Creek mine The project has a pre-production capex of $300 million with additional sustaining capital of $406.0 million.
November 13, 2018 Caterpillar steps up game to keep leadership in North America In the past two years, Cat has been working on growing its offering, particularly in the underground segment, as well as filling up some gaps in terms of trucks sizes.
November 8, 2018 Australia state to roll out new mine rehabilitation rules Queensland state is set to unveil proposed resource regulations that will require miners to pay into an "insurance fund" for the remediation of old mines.
November 7, 2018 Poland’s JSW eyes controlling stake in Prairie Mining -CEO We are now working on internal approvals for the final stage of talks - Daniel Ozon, CEO Prairie Mining
Indonesian forces rescue 18 Freeport workers from rebel siege in Papua The workers were fixing one of Freeport's electric towers in Tembagapura district in the mountainous Central Papua province. January 16, 2026 | 11:13 am