According to the latest report from the US Energy Information Agency, coal production in the US for the week ending 15 August rose for the second straight week but continues to fall short of last year.
Severance tax income on natural resource extraction makes up almost 40% of state revenue in Wyoming, with coal mining the leading contributor.
Chinese coal company, China Coal Energy, made a loss in 1H15 as domestic coal demand continues to shrink.
China’s largest coal company, Shenhua, has announced a significant fall in projects as the Chinese coal sector struggles with oversupply.
A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from outlooks on coal emissions to updates on the latest projects.
How companies can improve the discharge of coal from hoppers and bins.
Coal trading platform, globalCoal, has launched a met coal contract for online procurement and trade of high-quality hard coking coal.
Coal seams have been intersected at the Nuurstei coal project in northern Mongolia, a joint venture between Aspire Mining and the Noble Group.
The coal mill with grind 10 tph and is the first of its kind in the Indonesian plant.
Mesto have announced that its Pennsylvania plant will closure on 31 March 2016.
Australia coal producer, Yancoal, has announced a post-tax loss of AUS$145.4 million.
Swiss mining and commodities trading giant, Glencore, has seen earnings drop by over a quarter on weak commodity prices.
Arch Coal has attacked proposals to reform the federal coal royalty programme, saying the programme is “working well”.
Patriot Coal has entered into an agreement to sell assets to Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund.
Javelin Global Commodities has been selected as marketing agent for Murray Energy’s Colombian Mining Operations.