BHP posts second straight year of record iron ore production, beats estimates
The world's largest listed miner said iron ore output from Western Australia on a 100% basis was 76.8 million tonnes in the three months to June 30.
Coal Age reports that the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced, on behalf of the secretary of labor, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Kentucky has filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky to collect more than $639,000 in delinquent civil penalties for violations at Double A Mining’s No. 4 mine and a little less than $25,750 in unpaid civil penalties for violations at B King Coal’s Nos. 1 and 2 mines..more at Coal Age