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MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 29, 2012 | 12:07 am

Polish Bogdanka Mine sets production world record with Cat® Plow Longwall

On February 16, 2012, the Polish coal mining company Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka S.A. smashed the world record for daily production from a plow-equipped longwall, with an output of 24,400 tonnes of coal from a single face.

Caterpillar | February 25, 2012 | 8:22 pm

Soft coal market has Alpha Natural Resources focusing priorities

Alpha Natural Resources took a $.73 billion hit in the fourth-quarter, but the US coal producer, the third largest of coking coal in the world, said it has a strategy to counter weak US coal markets by cutting production and concentrating on met coal used in steelmaking.

Andrew Topf | February 25, 2012 | 8:14 pm

No more first come, first served for granting mining concessions in Colombia

Colombia’s President, Juan Manuel Santos, announced yesterday that the country will be issuing a new mining code to boost the industry and reinforce control of illegal mining.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 24, 2012 | 2:43 pm

Investors asked to wait once again before they can get their hands on world’s largest met coal deposit

The privatization process will see Mongolia's government holding a majority 51% stake after selling 19% to investors and distributing the remainder to its 2.7 million citizens, but the $3 billion IPO faces fresh delays in Hong Kong.

Frik Els | February 24, 2012 | 10:32 am

Chinese coal miners discover a 300 million-year-old forest preserved in a layer of ash

Chinese coal miners discovered a botanical Pompeii, a 298 million year old forest well-preserved in ash from a sudden volcanic eruption.

Michael Allan McCrae | February 21, 2012 | 7:02 pm

Concerned Canadian unions say BC government is leaving coal in China’s hands

In unveiling Canada’s British Columbia’s job-creation strategy last September, the Premier Christy Clark said the government planed to capitalize on high demand for minerals, especially in Asia, by opening up eight new mines in the next four years and expanding nine more by 2015.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 21, 2012 | 3:06 pm

Koalas at centre of Queensland coal battle

Graham "Skroo" Turner, whose $365 million fortune makes him one of Australia's richest people, is setting up a koala sanctuary in Queensland in a bid to stop a coal mine.

Andrew Topf | February 19, 2012 | 11:53 pm

Coal trumps oilsands as climate change culprit

Emissions from Canada's oilsands are unlikely to make a large contribution to global warming compared to the burning of coal, says a leading climate change researcher.

Andrew Topf | February 19, 2012 | 10:53 pm

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