In a recent statement, Chief Executive of Queensland Resources Council, Ian Macfarlane notes that the resources sector continues to support the Queensland economy with high coal demand and record LNG exports over the year of 2017.
Lighthouse Resources files a federal lawsuit against the Washington state administration for blocking coal exports from certain Western states through a terminal in Washington state.
Yancoal Australia Ltd appoints Xing Feng as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the company.
Stanmore Coal appoints a new Chairman to replace Neville Sneddon, effective as of 1 February 2018.
Wesfarmers agrees sale of Curragh coal mine to Coronado Coal Group for AUS$700 million.
Jameson Resources Ltd reports significant progress at the Crown Mountain metallurgical coal project in British Columbia, Canada.
Mechel PAO signs a memorandum for coal suppy with Jidong Cement.
The Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Steven Winberg, demonstrates optimism for the future of coal.
Air Products signs agreement with a subsidiary of Shanxi Jincheng Anthracite Coal Mining Group, for the supply of industrial gases to Phase One of Shanxi Jinmei Huayu Coal Chemical Co Ltd.’s (Jinmei Huayu’s) coal-to-clean-fuels project in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province.
The IEA’s Coal 2017 report (which predicts coal demand to 2022) projects that Australia is to remain the largest coal exporter in the world.
US metallurgical coal producer Corsa Coal announces its 2018 operational and sales guidance.
Teck Resources Ltd updates figures for expected realised steelmaking coal price and estimated sales volumes for 4Q17.
The Coal Association of Canada welcomes Mark Bartkoski as the new Chairman of the Association.
CEO of the WCA, Benjamin Sporton responds to the latest IEA Coal 2017 report.
Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change has announced the federal Cabinet’s approval of the Murray River mining project in British Columbia, following a federal environmental assessment.