Anglo American’s Moranbah North Coal Handling Preparation Plant was the winner of Australian Mining Minerals Processing Plant of the Year award.
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Australian Mining Prospect Award Winners: Coal Mine of the Year – Moranbah North, Anglo American
For the second year in a row an Anglo American mine has taken out the Coal Mine of the Year Award at the 10th annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards.
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200 contractors cut from Anglo’s Dawson coal mine
Anglo American will cut 200 contractor jobs at its Dawson coal mine in Queensland as the company moves to reduce operating costs.
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Blasting at Anglo American’s Kolomela iron ore mine [IMAGES]
A blast sequence at Anglo American's Kolomela iron ore mine in South Africa.
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Public hearings start over Drayton South mine expansion
The NSW Planning Assessment Commission will hear from at least 27 stakeholders today in public hearings over the proposed expansion of Anglo American’s Drayton South mine.
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Redpath boring into the Queensland coal sector
Stability, safety and speed are key factors when excavating tunnels at a mine site. While road headers are a popular choice for the job, they may not use as much stable ground support required for drift excavation.
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Austerity on Anglo American’s agenda
Anglo American is the latest miner to flag austerity measures with chief executive Mark Cutifani looking to add $US3.5 billion of value to the company by 2016.
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NSW’s broken planning system in need of repair
The Minerals Council recently released research from PricewaterhouseCoopers, which said project delays of 12 months or more could cost NSW 29,000 jobs, $10.3 billion in lost investment and $600 million a year in lost mining royalties over the next 20 years.
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Anglo posts mixed production results
Anglo American’s total copper and diamond production has increased in the second quarter but the company’s coal, platinum and iron ore output fell.
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Anglo calls for voluntary redundancies at Grasstree coal mine
Anglo American is calling for voluntary redundancies across its Grasstree operations in central Queensland.
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Floating carbon price not good enough for mining industry
The mining and resources industry are not satisfied with the Rudd government’s move to a decreased floating price, with the major lobby groups still advocating for the carbon tax to be abolished.
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Mining pact won’t solve S.Africa’s conflict
Analysts see no end in sight for conflict in the South African mining industry.
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Communities ‘scapegoats’ for mining companies
Mining companies have copped criticism for making the Hunter communities ‘convenient scapegoats’ for job cuts in the coal sector.
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A social licence to mine
Going back to basics, mining produces materials that make the industrial world as we know it, spin.
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Government hasn’t spent mining revenue wisely: Anglo American
Anglo American has called on government to repair the reputation of Australia’s business sector, saying the mining tax debate has caused reputational damage.
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4000 strike at South African platinum mine
The trend of violence and unrest continues in the South African mining industry as up to 4,000 mineworkers were on a sit-in strike at an Anglo-American Platinum mine on Friday.
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Employees launch petition over drawn out mine approval
A number of Anglo American’s Drayton mine employees have launched a petition urging the New South Wales Government to speed up approvals for the Drayton South project.
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Workers petition for Hunter Valley mine expansion
Workers at Anglo’s Drayton mine in the Hunter Valley have started a petition urging the government to support the expansion of their mine, a move they say will save their jobs.
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Anglo American coal mine shuts as wall collapses
Anglo American has been forced to halt operations at its Dawson coal mine following a wall collapse.
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Three dead following port collapse in Brazil
Anglo American Plc, the metals producer with mines from Chile to Zimbabwe, said three bodies were found after the collapse of a port used for loading iron-ore shipments on Brazil’s Amazon River.
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