Coal - 03 August 2015

No. 3 coal miner in the US, Alpha Natural Resources, has filed for bankruptcy at a court in Richmond, Virginia.

RC Inspection Ukraine, a subsidiary of RC Inspection, receives the ISO9001:2008 certificate for its management system.

Laser mineral analysis technology developed at the University of Tasmania and applied to the field by Rio Tinto is to be made available to junior miners for free.

Arch Coal outlines how the US Environmental Protection Agency’s final Clean Power Plan will not efficiently address climate concerns and many states are preparing to challenge it.

Arch Coal has reported a loss of US$168 million in 2Q15 and expects coal consumption to drop 80 million short t in 2015.

US President Barack Obama will soon reveal the new revised Clean Power Plan that will increase carbon emission cuts from the power sector in the US by 32% by 2030.

Semirara Mining & Power Corp. plans to provide 1100 MW of coal-fired power capacity to meet increasing electricity demands in the Philippines in the next three to four years.

Rhino Resources lost US$8.1 million in 2Q15 as low coal prices, poor rail service at Hopedale mine and low productivity at Pennyrile hit the bottom line.