February 8, 2018 Colombia’s Cerrejon, union reach last-minute deal to avoid strike The largest union at Cerrejon has reached an 11th-hour salary and benefits deal with the company, avoiding a strike, the union said on Thursday.
February 8, 2018 Coal buyers spooked by Indonesia’s new shipping rules Indonesian coal buyers holding back orders of fuel after government issued new shipping rules for coal and crude palm oil that restricts exports to vessels.
February 8, 2018 China wealth fund said to join fray for $2bn Rio Tinto portfolio The country's sovereign wealth fund is considering joining the bidding for Rio Tinto's last remaining coal mines.
February 7, 2018 US coal exports surged 60% last year US coal exports have not reached numbers this high since 2014.
February 7, 2018 Uncovering safety technology in the Canadian mining industry “Safety systems using radar, warning signals and improved visibility readily address risks to prevent accidents" says vehicle safety expert Henry Morgan.
February 7, 2018 Rio Tinto pays biggest divvy in history as profit hits three-year high Mining giant posts 90% increase in profit amid what CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques calls “resilient” commodity prices.
February 7, 2018 Second accident in a week at a Sibanye-Stillwater mine kills two Two employees were trapped underground and later died in a fall of ground incident at the company's Kloof gold mine.
February 6, 2018 Mining companies are suddenly positive on South Africa again Cyril Ramaphosa isn’t even president yet and mining companies are already changing their tune on South Africa.
February 6, 2018 South32 prepares to spin off South African coal assets within six months President and chief operating officer Mike Frasersaid company has received a number of offers for the assets, which it up for sale in November last year as part of a…
February 6, 2018 Sandvik invests $25 million to boost use of metal 3D printing 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a process of making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file and Sandvik wants to use it for scale production.
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