Mining

First  coal  has  been  mined  and  trucked from Tigers  Realm  Coal’s Project F to the coal stockpiles at the Beringovsky Port in Russia.  

Vale enters into a stock purchase agreement with Mosaic to sell its fertilizer business to Mosaic, excluding its nitrogen and phosphate assets in Cubatão, Brazil. 

Universal Coal has received sufficient comfort on debt funding, paving the way for Phase 2 opencast operations to begin in January 2017 at the New Clydesdale Colliery.

TerraCom restarts mining operations at its Baruun Noyon Uul metallurgical coal mine in Mongolia.

According to The Telegraph, Sirius Minerals is expected to start construction of the North York Moors potash mine in January 2017.

TerraCom has executed a full service mining contract with Link Mining Services covering all operational aspects of coal mining and processing at Blair Athol.

100 PotashCorp miners will leave the Picadilly mine, on Tuesday 7 June 2016, according to CBC News.

The Department of Planning and Environment has approved a modification application from Idemitsu to construct and operate a borefield.

Universal Coal has begun refurbishment of the coal handling and processing plant at NCC in preparation of starting mining and processing thermal coal in September.

The Mosaic Co. has announced that it will idle its Colonsay, Saskatchewan potash mine.

Potash Ridge Corp. has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SNC-Lavalin Inc.

The New South Wales Planning Assessment Commission has concluded the environmental risks of expanding mining at Russell Vale outweigh the benefits.

Isaac Plains has started production drilling, with the first blast undertaken on 11 February, after receiving regulatory approval for its plans of operations.

Wollongong Coal has increased its resources at its Wongawilli coal mine as its prepares to restart operations in 2Q16.