BGC Contracting’s track record as a collaborative mining services partner is serving the company well as it pursues growth to its contract portfolio.
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Diggers & Dealers: Anglo American becomes smarter with innovation strategy
Anglo American is prepared to play a major part in redesigning the future of mining.
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Iron ore guides Rio Tinto to major profit boost
Rio Tinto improved its financial performance almost across the board during the first half of 2017. However, Rio did not meet the forecasts of analysts.
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Sedgman wins EPC contract at Stanwell coal operation
Stanwell Corp has awarded Sedgman a $6 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to provide a tailings dewatering facility at the Meandu mine coal handling and preparation plant in Queensland.
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Yancoal seeks to raise $US2.5bn to fund Coal & Allied acquisition
Yancoal Australia has unveiled plans for a $US2.5 billion ($3.14 billion) equity raising it will use to fund the acquisition of Rio Tinto’s Coal & Allied in the Hunter Valley.
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Queensland’s “great regional job robbery” continues: council
A mining job advertisement only open to job seekers who live close to Brisbane’s Airport has been described as “a direct kick in the guts” for regional Queensland.
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Glencore secures part of Coal & Allied from Yancoal with never-say-die attitude
With Yancoal set to acquire Rio Tinto’s Coal & Allied division, Glencore has secured an agreement with the Chinese-controlled company to take a 49 per cent interest in the Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) coal mine and form a joint venture at the site following the deal.
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Yancoal acquisition of Rio coal assets set for another twist
Yancoal Australia is already planning to sell a stake in the Hunter Valley coal operations it is set to acquire from Rio Tinto.
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Orion Mining recommissions Blair Athol coal mine
The Blair Athol coal mine in Queensland is on track to be producing at full capacity before the end of this year, according to its owner.
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Prospect Awards winner profile: Glencore
Australian Mining speaks to Glencore’s Neil Hassett, who was Mine Manager of the Year at the Prospect Awards in 2016, about his roles in the mining industry and how important coal mining is for local communities.
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Shenhua Watermark coal mine will continue: Chinese
China’s Shenhua has vowed to continue with its plans for the Watermark coal mine in New South Wales despite the state government reducing the size of its exploration licence by more than half.
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NSW Government halves Shenhua coal licence in Liverpool Plains
The New South Wales Government will scale back the exploration licence previously granted to China’s Shenhua Watermark Coal to protect agriculture in the Liverpool Plains.
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Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group completes $US634m refinancing
Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG) has completed a $US634 million ($826.6 million) refinancing with a syndicate of eight banks.
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South32 evacuates Appin coal operation to investigate gas levels
South32 has again suspended operations at the Appin coal mine in New South Wales to investigate concerns about gas levels.
The BHP spin-out said its workforce was evacuated from the mine, which forms
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Flying into the future of mining
Drones have been regarded as an important technology in the future of mining for many years now. So, how is the use of drones at mine sites evolving
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BGC wins $700m contract at Boggabri coal mine in NSW
BGC Contracting has been awarded a $700 million mining and equipment maintenance services contract at the Boggabri coal mine in New South Wales by Idemitsu Australia Resources.
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Glencore improves offer for Rio coal assets
Glencore continues to pursue an acquisition of Rio Tinto’s coal mines, raising its previous offer for the Hunter Valley assets as it attempts to outbid China’s Yancoal.
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Yancoal trumps Glencore as preferred buyer of Rio’s Hunter Valley coal assets
Rio Tinto has named China’s Yancoal as the preferred buyer of its Hunter Valley coal division, Coal & Allied Industries, ahead of Glencore, which made a superior bid earlier this month.
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Whittens secures $22m contract at Mount Pleasant coal mine
Services company Whittens has been awarded a $22 million contract by G&S Engineering Services at MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coal mine in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales.
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Workers dispute continues at Glencore coal mine in Queensland
An industrial dispute over workplace agreements at Glencore’s Oaky North coal mine near Rockhampton in Queensland has now spanned six weeks.
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