Coal

Foresight Energy LP has appointed Paul H. Vining as a member of its Board of Directors.

Eskom has appointed Phillip Dukashe as acting Project Director for the Medupi power plant project in South Africa.

Duke Energy has released a statement regarding initial ash basin classifications issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.

The Chinese coke sector is increasingly using lower-quality metallurgical coal to reduce costs – but this is having a knock-on impact on coke quality that is concerning some buyers on the international market.

Does New Hope’s purchase of a 40% stake in the Bengalla coal mine in Australia make sense in the long term?

Chinese metallurgical coal producer, Longmay Group, announced a workforce reduction of 100 000 in September. CRU analyses its impact.

Dr Robert Carroll, Technical Director at UKQAA, explains why there is no cause for concern from the UK government’s announcement to close all power plants by 2025 for the construction industry.

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has closed the sale of Pinnacle mine in West Virginia and Oak Grove mine in Alabama to Seneca Coal Resources LLC.

The recent Omnibus Spending Bill has been criticised by West Virginia coal groups and politicians as failing to provide any support for the states beleaguered miners.

Southern Generation Technologies signs a letter of intent with Alps Energy and Kellogg, Brown & Root LLC to evaluate the deployment of its coal gasification technology at the new 1000 MW Alps Energy power plant in South Korea.

Average coal demand growth will total just 0.8% to 2020 as Chinese demand remains soft and environmental policies tighten, according to a new report from the IEA.

Westmoreland Coal Co. has extended its long-term coal supply agreement with Saskatchewan Power Corp. from the Poplar River mine.

Pennsylvania anthracite producer, Atlantic Coal, has suspended its AIM listing in order to pursue the acquisition of a larger rival.

Coal of Africa’s proposed takeover of Universal Coal has been approved by Competition Commission South Africa.

Loesche to resell four coal mills, type LM 20.2D and LM 19.2D, from Electrabel Belgium’s coal-fired power plant in Belgium, which decommissioned in 2014.