Coal - 18 December 2015

A round-up of the week’s coal news from updates on the latest coal projects to short-term outlooks on US coal production and prices.

WellDog has announced the release of the third generation of its GasMapper coal gas assessment service, extending the service to use in the slim boreholes used widely by the coal mining industry.

Southwest Research Institute-led consortium launches second year of advanced emissions research.

Leigh Creek Energy has signed a non-binding HOA with APT Pipelines Ltd for a gas pipeline connection, marking a key milestone in infrastructure development for the Leigh Creek Energy project.

Miners at the UK’s last deep coal mine, Kellingley Colliery, will end their final shift on Friday 18 December, leaving behind an estimated 30 million t of recoverable coal.

Bowie Resource Partners is going to refinance existing indebtedness as part of financing for Peabody transaction.