Coal - 23 January 2013

January 2013: Hope is both a leading and lagging of the chance for serious change and a lack of hope is a barrier to changing working practices.

Gregory H. Boyce, chairman and CEO of Peabody Energy, US, takes a look at the long-term outlook for coal and explains why there are reasons to be optimistic.

The world’s largest mining company has announced Q4 2012 production figures broadly in line with analyst’s expectations for petroleum and metallurgical coal, although thermal coal production was lower.

John Hayes, UK energy minister, stressed coal’s continuing importance in the UK energy mix in a speech at the World Coal Association Leadership Reception.