Coal

According to an analyst with GlobalData, the recently revealed US Clean Power Plan will negatively affect the US coal industry as many facilities are unlikely to meet emission regulations.

Kibo Mining has announced the findings for the mining prefeasibility study for its Mbeya (formerly Rukwa) coal-to-power project.

Oracle Coalfields coal price petition has been admitted by the Sindh provincial government, allowing the company to proceed with its coal and power project in the Thar desert.

The Mongolian Cabinet has approved the granting of a concession agreement for the Erdenet-to-Ovoot railway to Aspire Mining subsidiary, Northern Railways.

Hargreaves Services announces its preliminary results for the year ended 31 May 2015. Despite a difficult market, the company believes its performance has best positioned it to work through these challenges in the future.

Ongoing weakness in thermal coal prices is increasing the financial stress on Australia’s coal mining and mining services companies.

Following the Senate and Environment and Public Works Committee mark-up of the Affordable and Reliable Energy Now Act, the National Mining Association applauds the Senate and EPW for supporting the Arena Act.

BMI Research has forecast Polish coal mining to grow in the coming years, yet only a limited amount. But this will keep Poland a significant player in the European coal market.

According to the latest report from the US Energy Information Agency, coal production in the US drops slightly for the week ending 1 August in comparison with the previous week.

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from outlooks on the Clean Power Plan to the latest project developments.

The Coal Association of Canada is to honour long-time industry veteran, David Fawcett, and SaskPower’s Boundary Dam CCS project with awards this year.

Arch Coal will pay a US$2 million civil penalty and upgrade its Clean Water Act compliance systems under a settlement with the US Environmental Protection Agency and US Department of Justice.

Millar Argent’s plans to develop a new opencast coal mine in south Wales have been rejects by the local council’s planning committee.

New World Resources has announced the deaths of three miners at its OKD 1 underground coal mine in the Czech Republic.

Australia-based Paringa Resources is to list its shares on the OTCQX Best Market in the US as it seeks to progress development of the company’s Buck Creek mining complex in the Illinois Basin.