by Gordon Barratt | Oct 15, 2020 | News
Coal exports from the Ridley Terminal in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, were at 912,830 mt in September, down 4.8% from August, despite metallurgical coal exports jumping to the second-highest level in 6.5 years, according to data from the Prince Rupert Port...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 15, 2020 | News
China has already received less coal from Australia than usual over the past month. Photo: Reuters BHP has confirmed that Chinese customers have asked for deferrals of their coal orders amid reports that China has stopped taking shipments of Australian coal. The...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 14, 2020 | News
Fortescue chief executive Elizabeth Gaines. Photo credits: Billy Stokes/Diggers and Dealers Fortescue Metals Group chief executive Elizabeth Gaines has told Diggers and Dealers audiences that the company has trained 3000 workers in autonomy as it introduced autonomous...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 14, 2020 | News
Thiess will continue to provide mining services at BHP Mitsubishi Alliance’s (BMA) Caval Ridge coal operation in Queensland following a $110 million extension. The CIMIC Group subsidiary will earn $110 million in revenue under the 12-month contract extension, which...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 14, 2020 | News
Image: Bill Stokes / Diggers and Dealers Australian mid-tier gold miners looking to North America for growth view their flurry of recent acquisitions as a “beachhead” to expand further. Northern Star Resources, Newcrest Mining, Evolution Mining and St Barbara have all...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 14, 2020 | News
A coal miner at work in the mid-20th century A huge sigh of relief could be heard across the coalfields on Sept. 16 when Murray Energy Holdings, America’s fourth largest coal producer, announced that a federal bankruptcy judge had approved its Chapter 11 plan to sell...
