Coal - 08 August 2016

US coal production hit a 2016 peak of 16.1 million short t in the week ending 31 July, according to date from the Energy Information Administration.

The legislation coming out of the Queensland Parliament is a big concern to resource company CEOs according to Queensland Resources Council survey.

A second agreement between the United Mineworkers of America and Bituminous Coal Operators Association is to be put to a vote, after union members rejected a first attempt.

The US Department of Labor’s MSHA has begun implementing provisions of the third – and final – phase of respirable coal mine dust rule.