Coal

Metro Mining announces the successful delivery of its first two shipments of bauxite to China.

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems has received an order to upgrade its environmental systems at Unit 3 of KOMIPO's Boryeong power plant.

Maly Port Stevedoring Company is planning to invest more than US$3.7 million in environmental protection to minimise the negative consequences of coal transhipments.

ACCCE “looks forward to working with the Administration and other policymakers to ensure that the grid is not threatened by the loss of even more fuel-secure resources.”

“Aurizon should co-operate with the Queensland Competition Authority, immediately resume its normal maintenance programme on the Central Queensland Coal Network and end the coal export impasse it started.”

The world’s largest coal export port, the Port of Newcastle (Australia) appoints Craig Carmody as its new CEO.

The Trump Administration has proposed to mandate the purchasing of coal from struggling coal-fired power plants, citing national security reasons.

The Office of Fossil Energy has announced an extension for the RFI on small-scale, modular coal-fired power plants of the future.

Benjamin Sporton, Chief Executive of World Coal Association, discusses how carbon utilisation will be a key step in India's climate strategy.

Rio Tinto has completed the 75% interest sale of Winchester South for AUS$200 million.

Australia and India are to join forces to develop a low emission iron and steel process via an integrated Coldry-Mamtor plant to be built in India.

CEO of Port Waratah Coal Services has advised the Port of Newcastle (Australia) that it will allow the Terminal 4 Agreement for Lease to lapse when it expires in August 2019.

Canadian Pacific rail workers have ended their strike, following the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ tentative three year agreement.

The British bank has joined other banks, such as HSBC, in making it company policy to no longer back coal projects in the future.

A water sprinkler system and mulch products are being used at the decommissioned Hazelwood coal mine in Victoria, Australia, to mitigate the effect of dust.