Breaking News
Italy Votes to Extend Coal-Powered Plant Usage
Italy's parliament voted on March 31 to delay the closure of the country's coal-fired power stations by over a decade, pushing the shutdown back from 2025 to 2038. The move is said to be Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's response to rising energy costs and supply risks...
Cat Offers Next Generation 6040 Mining Shovel
Caterpillar said its next generation 400-metric-ton (mt)-class 6040 hydraulic mining shovel was designed for miners with productivity enhancing features, durability upgrades and system improvements that increase efficiency. The new design integrates more standard...
Volvo Pulls the Plug On Rokbak
Citing rising operational and supply chain costs, and global trade challenges, Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) is closing its Rokbak line of articulated haulers based in Motherwell, Scotland. Volve CE acquired Terex Trucks in June 2014 for $160 million and rebranded...
India Produces 1B MT of Coal
For the second consecutive year, India has produced more than 1 billion metric tons (mt) of coal as of March 20, 2026. The milestone comes as the Indian government has undertaken various steps to raise coal production levels, including commercial coal mining,...
Features
Production Improves in 2025
A new longwall starts, two idled longwalls restart and a historic operation closes By Steve Fiscor, Editor-in-Chief Through the first three quarters of 2025 (the latest data available from the Mine Safety & Health Administration), America’s longwall mines produced...
USA Bans Chinese Drones
With the passage of the 2025 NDAA, the world’s biggest aerial drone maker lost market share, creating big opportunities for...
TMS Tools to Debottleneck the Loadout, Office
The top-performing transportation management system tools give shippers the visibility and data to optimize processes at...
Inside the Future of Room-and-Pillar Mining
Komatsu shares how it’s using decades of mining insight, phased automation and improved processes to elevate room-and-pillar...
Top 10 Coal Producing States & Regions
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Leading Developments
Rio Tinto and Glencore Discuss Potential Merger
By Holly Tishfield, Assistant Editor A potential merger between Rio Tinto and Glencore is back on the table, after previous talks about a merger fell apart in 2024. If successful, it would create the world’s largest mining company, surpassing BHP, for a deal...
NIOSH Workers Return
In April 2025, around 900 mining-related researchers were downsized from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health...
Golding Awarded $502M Mining Contract for Meandu
NRW Holdings Ltd.’s subsidiary, Golding Contractors Pty Ltd., signed a Mining Services Agreement (MSA) with TEC Coal Pty Ltd. at...
Warrior Met Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony at Blue Creek Mine
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. celebrated the completion of the Blue Creek mine project, a world class longwall operation located in...
EIA Sends Mixed Messages With Short-term Energy Outlook
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) on December 9, 2025. The EIA said...
Core Natural Resources Resumes Longwall Mining at Leer South
Core Natural Resources announced that it resumed longwall operations at its Leer South metallurgical mine in Barbour County, W.Va....
Wilkie Creek Re-Established as Dalmore
The Wilkie Creek open-cut coal mine, one of Queensland’s historic coal operations, is officially back on a pathway to full...
DOE Extends Life of J.H. Campbell Plant
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) filed its third 90-day emergency order to keep the Consumers Energy-owned J. H. Campbell...
