To date, robots have been used in patrolling, picking refuse and nine other situations.

Twelve of the 18 coal mines to be closed have an annual output of 600,000 tonnes or less.

This is a drastic rebound compared to the 3.1-percent decline in June.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Tata Steel is weighing up a move into merchant mining to harness its expertise in iron-ore and coal mining.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has approved a AUS$381mn to be developed by Glencore and US coal producer Peabody.

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