Cliffs Q1 profit down 11% as mining, transport costs spike

Iron-ore and coal producer Cliffs Natural Resources on Wednesday reported an 11.1% drop in profit for the first quarter to $376-million, or $2.63 a share. This was the result of increased mining and transportation costs, which spiked by 85% to...

Vele colliery, South Africa

Coal of Africa Limited has completed construction and started mining at the Vele colliery, following the reinstatement of its integrated water use licence.

Operations at emulsion plant stepped up

Explosives supplier BME says it is continually increasing production at its Kansanshi emulsion manufacturing plant, in Zambia, to accommodate rising demand.

Infrastructure projects essential to Russian mining

Developing Russia’s mining potential hinges on new plans to expand the country’s road, rail and port networks, according to experts.

Focused on mining transportation efficiency

There is a demand for a multitude of skilled planning disciplines for the development of improved freight movement and logistics operations for the mining sector in Africa, says engineering, management and specialist technical services group...

Search for new coal deposits must be intensified
as big mines’ reserves deplete – Prevost

With a number of big collieries due to close around 2020 as coal reserves are depleted, efforts to discover new deposits should be intensified, a commentator has said.