BHP Q3 iron-ore output rises, warns of coal strike threat

Global diversified miner BHP Billiton produced 37.94-million tons of iron-ore in the March quarter, which is a 14% year-on-year increase, but 8% less than what it produced in the December quarter. BHP Billiton said on Wednesday that the...

Keaton reports significant production increases

With two operational collieries in South Africa, JSE-listed coal producer Keaton Energy on Wednesday said it had significantly increased coal production “across the board” during the financial year ended on March 31. The company’s...

Company Announcement: Substantial Across-The Board Production Increases in FY 2012

Keaton Energy, in a production update released today, reports substantial across-the-board production increases from its South African operations in the financial year ended 31 March 2012.

Coal In Motion

With two collieries now in production, JSE-listed Keaton Energy, headed by MD Paul Miller, is accelerating the company’s Koudelager and Braakfontein projects. As part of the takeover of Leeuw Mining & Exploration (LME) last year, Keaton acquired...

Coalworks raises A$17.4m, Noble takes interest

ASX-listed Coalworks resumed share trading on Thursday after announcing that it had successfully raised A$17.4-million through a share placement to international and domestic investors. Coalworks said in a statement that it would issue more than...

Company Announcement:Coalworks raises $17.4 million; welcomes Noble as significant shareholder

Emerging independent coal company, Coalworks Limited, announces that it has successfully raised $17.4 million through a share placement to international and domestic investors, including global supply chain manager Noble Group Limited.

Stefanutti Stocks secures KZN coal mine contract

Mining contractor Stefanutti Stocks Mining Services (SSMS) has secured a contract with resource exploration and development company Ikwezi Mining to establish an opencast coal mine, near Newcastle, in KwaZulu-Natal. The project, which is expected...

Company Announcement: Stefanutti Stocks Secures Exciting Coal Mining Project

Stefanutti Stocks Mining Services, a subsidiary of Stefanutti Stocks, a JSE civil engineering and construction group with multi-disciplinary expertise and a wide geographical footprint spread across Africa and the Middle East, is pleased to...

Keaton Energy seeks to expand portfolio, targets 5Mt/y

With two collieries now in production, Keaton Energy MD Paul Miller said that the JSE-listed company would move “aggressively” to also bring on line its Koudelager and Braakfontein projects. As part of the takeover of Leeuw Mining &...

Imaloto coal project's main seam to deliver 100% yield

Preliminary benefication studies for Madagascar-focused coal exploration company Lemur Resource’s Imaloto coal project in south-west Madagascar have been completed with results indicating that the main seam has the potential to generate an...

Songea coal project assays under way

A further suite of geophysical density logs is planned in the first quarter of 2012, to better understand and confirm the geometry and thickness of the identified coal intervals at the Songea coal project in Southern Tanzania.

Company Announcement: Mine equipment encourage Hunter's young people into industry

NSW Mining on display at Skills on Show 2012 in Newcastle for second year running