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

The city sees an annual coal output of over 100 million tonnes regardless of its exhausted quality coal resources.

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

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

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