News.

News

At Vitrinite we are passionate about the coal and resource sector and like to keep up with the latest coal news.

Community opposes plan to build mine on flood plain and prime agricultural land
The central Queensland community of Baralaba supports mining, but most are against a proposed mine that will be built on a flood plain and prime land that was under water in the 2010–11 floods.
What's in Mount Isa's plume and what should you do if it exceeds safe levels?
There's no escaping heavy industry in Mount Isa — the stacks from the mining town's lead smelter dominate the skyline and so do their contents. So how is the air quality monitored?
Teenagers lodge last ditch legal action against Adani coal mine
Two teenagers are mounting legal action in a final attempt to overturn the approval of Adani's Carmichael coal mine and rail project to save the Great Barrier Reef and limit the effects of climat …
Rio Tinto-owned company 'squabbling' over payments for monitoring of Kakadu uranium mine
In the wake of an outcry over the destruction of the 46,000-year-old Juukan caves in the Pilbara, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto is locked in mediation with the Federal Government over funding for scientif …
BHP dumps $3.5 billion expansion at Olympic Dam mine
Mining giant BHP scraps another multibillion-dollar expansion plan at the Olympic Dam mine site, after studies of the ore body revealed underwhelming prospects.

South32 announce lead team changes
South32 CEO, Graham Kerr, has announced changes to South32’s lead team as part of the continued simplification of the group’s functional structures.
Mitsubishi Power receives order from Serbia for flue gas desulfurisation systems
Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, has received an order for two sets of one of the world’s largest flue gas desulfurisation systems for the Nikola Tesla B coal-fired …
VGK increases coal shipments
The coal seaport of Shakhtersk, one of the key assets of VGK, shipped 8.3 million t of coal in 9 months of 2020.
Mechel signs long-term coal supply contract with STX Corp.
Mechel PAO has reported extending the year-long coal supply contract with STX Corp.
RST expands dust control technology to tunnels and underground mines
Reynolds Soil Technologies has expanded its range of services to specialise in comprehensive dust control solutions for underground mining and tunnelling.