Following a new national poll finding substantial support for coal-fired electricity, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity states this shows public policy does not match public opinion.
Exxaro has announced that Mr WA (Wim) de Klerk will, after much consideration and deliberation, be stepping down as Finance Director of the company.
The Colorado Mining Association has indicated that many miners are to loose jobs following the idling of the Bowie mine No. 2 and federal and states governments are to blame.
The world’s fourth-largest diversified miner, Glencore, has announced a US$4.96 billion loss in 2015.
White Energy is facing an uncertain future after recording a half-year loss of ASU$31.8 million after taking an AUS$10 million impairment charge on its US coal mining business.
Rio Tinto completes the sale of its 40% interest in Bengalla coal Joint Venture for US$616.7 million.
Australian coal company, New Hope Corp., produced 1.167 million t in the three months to 31 January 2016, a fall of almost 16%.
South32 is to cut 300 jobs at its Australian metallurgical coal business and reorganise the assets as the company announces a US$1.7 billion loss.
CONSOL Energy has entered into an agreement to sell its Buchanan mine and other metallurgical coal reserves for total consideration of US$420 million.
Westmoreland Coal expands the size of its Board of Directors following the 2016 Annual Meeting to 9 Directors.
Atrum Coal expects its encouraging yield results from quality testing at the Groundhog anthracite project to positively impact new pre-feasibility study.
Gobi Coal & Energy will be expanding its resources value chain into hard coking coal discovery, coking coal consolidation and graphite and uranium development.
Bowie Resources is going to idle its Bowie #2 coal mine near Paonia, Colorado, due to market deterioration.
A round-up of some of this week's key news items from the international coal industry, from recent coal plant updates to the latest corporate affairs.
According to a US EIA report, coal consumption in the electric power sector decreased 18% from 2008 to 2014 in the US yet coal shipments made either exclusively or partly by rail has remained near 70%.