Coal

Michelle Bloodworth, previously Chief Operating Officer for the organisation, succeeds Paul Bailey.

Mechel will supply Baosteel Resources’ facilities with up to 700 000 t of premium-grade coking coal.

Scott Pruitt has resigned from his position as Environmental Protection Agency Administrator.

Expert RA rating agency has initiated SUEK’s coverage with an AA- rating and stable outlook.

QRC pays tribute to “the more than 280 000 Queenslanders working directly and indirectly in the resources sector” following a record export result.

Last Friday, Yancoal Australia Ltd made a confidential application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which if approved, will mean its dual trade on both the ASX and HKEX.

The policy announcement is in response to air pollution caused through haulage by trucks.

The Russian coal port recorded shipments of 1.1 million t in June.

Despite Aurizon’s threat to stop coal movement, exports were higher this year compared to 2017.

Kansai Electric and MHPS will jointly undertake a preparatory survey on the maintenance of thermal power plants in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

Konecranes has delivered its Gottwald Model 2 mobile harbor crane to a new Italian terminal.

Swiss Re has established a thermal coal policy to support the transition to a low carbon economy.

According to the latest commodity report from the Department of Industry’s Office of the Chief Economist, coal exports are forecast to overtake iron ore to become Australia’s largest export earner for the period 2018-19.

A new report by the Australian Government has highlighted Aurizon’s “risk” to a record outlook for the resources sector.

Works include mine planning, drill and blast, overburden removal and coal mining at the Northern Hub, which produces hard metallurgical and thermal coal.