Coal

TerraCom is in the final stages of negotiations to acquire a mature coal mining operation in Queensland.

The National Mining Association has accused the White House of “political malpractice” over a report into the current structure of the federal coal leasing programme.

Aspire Mining has signed an MoU with Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi to work together to identify optimum blends of Aspire’s Ovoot metallurgical coal with various coals from the Tavan Tolgoi deposit.

US Congressman Gary Palmer has shared a video detailing the stories of Alabama coal miners who have been affected by EPA regulations.

NTPC Ltd and Coal India Ltd have signed an agreement to create a joint venture company that will help revive fertilizer plants in Sindri, Bihar, Gorakhpur and Uttar Pradesh.

AIM Exploration positions itself for initial anthracite coal production and adds anthracite industry marketing division.

US coal production continued to strengthen in the week ending 11 June, although remaining well below 2015 level.

BHP Billiton will increase its coal volumes over the next couple of years, while continuing to slash costs, as its takes advantage of its cash-positive coal portfolio.

Chinese coal output fell 15.5% in May compared to the same month in 2015 on the back of efforts by the government to cut capacity.

Colombia’s coal production will top 100 million t by 2020 on the back of low mining costs of large reserves.

Coal of Africa has extended the offer period for its takeover of Universal Coal to continue negotiations with third parties on working capital funding.

The AEO2016 Reference case has outlined expectations that natural gas-fired electricity generation will exceed coal-fired electricity generation by 2022.

Simon Bennison, Chief Executive, AMEC, has criticised the Queensland Government for forgetting the exploration sector in the 2016/2017 Budget.

Carbon Energy Ltd has announced a key milestone in the development of its China Joint Venture with Beijing JinHong Investment Co. Ltd.

Oracle Coalfields has received the coal price for its thermal coal power project in Thar.