Coal - 23 October 2013

Unit 3 at Xcel Energy’s Sherco power station in Minnesota has returned to service following completion of repairs.

Physical coal prices for South African coal rose, according to analysis from Thompson Reuters Dry Freight reports.

Tigers Realm Coal has raised its stake in the Amaam coking coal project, Russia, to 80%.

Blaze Energy has announced its intention to process and sell coal at the GreenFields coal mine in West Virginia.

Magnum Gas and Power plans to raise up to US$ 1.5 million through the issue of new shares to advance its CBM gas projects.

Universal Coal has announced mining of the first ROM coal at its Kangala coal mine in South Africa.

African Energy and ACWA Power have signed an agreement for the development of a power station and integrated coal mine in Botswana.

Ontario’s government is to announce the shut down of the Lambton coal-fired generating station ahead of schedule.