Anglo American

Anglo American workers have started to re-enter the Grosvenor underground coal mine in Queensland for the first time since activities halted following an incident in May 2020.

Anglo American has secured 100 per cent renewable energy for its South American mines, as the company flags the industry importance of renewable energy in its journey towards carbon neutrality.

Anglo American is the second company to separate itself from its South African thermal coal assets following a similar move by South32 last week.

Anglo American has awarded a $200 million surface mining services contract at the Dawson coal mine in Queensland to Macmahon Holdings. 

Anglo American is set to receive a royalty on Anax Metals’ copper-zinc production at the Whim Creek project in Western Australia as the former provides funding for the development. 

Anglo American has extended its services contract with Mastermyne at the Aquila metallurgical coal project in Queensland for a further 12 months.

Anglo American is set to brief its workers on a return to the Moranbah North coal mine in Queensland after completing an investigation into the site’s coal heating incident.

Anglo American has evacuated its workforce from the Moranbah North coal mine in Queensland due to rising gas levels behind the mine’s longwall.

Anglo American has commissioned a reverse osmosis (RO) water treatment plant at the Aquila metallurgical coal project in the Bowen Basin, Queensland.

Anglo American has reported a 33 per cent drop in its export metallurgical coal production in the December quarter compared with the prior corresponding period.

For the best part of a century, the mining industry’s processes remained largely unchanged. Anglo American chief executive officer Mark Cutifani speaks about how the company is updating its processes for the next 100 years and beyond.

CIMIC Group company Ventia has secured a contract with Anglo American to provide facility and asset management services at the company’s Central Queensland metallurgical coal projects.

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Anglo American chief executive Mark Cutifani stated that the way forward to a sustainable mining future is connections with community and streamlining operations.

Anglo American will be boosting the life of its Aquila metallurgical coal project in Queensland by six years through a $240 million investment.

Anglo American has awarded a 10-year charter contract for four LNG fuelled capesize vessels, marking its first introduction of LNG into its chartered fleet.

Anglo American chief executive Mark Cutifani believes technology is the way forward for the company’s sustainability plan as it aims to become carbon neutral by year 2040.

Mining companies such as Newmont, Glencore and Eriez Flotation are set to form a consortium to improve the energy efficiency of mineral processing operations.

In the hunt for contracts in Queensland’s coal sector, MacKellar Mining has turned to Liebherr for the supply of equipment that offers a competitive advantage.

Anglo American is completing a series of workforce briefings at the Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland to improve safety using data science ahead of planned restart of longwall mining at the site next year.