Coal

Rio Tinto’s coal business have reported net earnings of US$25 million in the first six months of the year, down over 60% on the previous year.

Duke Energy’s current groundwater assessment reports for North Carolina coal plants are underway.

Patriot Coal has issued layoff warnings to over 1000 of its workers in Kanawha County, West Virginia, as part of its agreement to see many of its assets to Blackhawk Mining.

Singaporean private investment company, Yishun Brightwise Investment, is to buy 9.5% of Coal of Africa to help develop the Makhado coal project.

The federal court overturns the Abbot government’s approval of Adani’s opencast and underground coal mine in Galilee Basin in Central Queensland, Australia.

Glencore has started ‘business rescue proceedings’ – the South African equivalent of bankruptcy – at its Optimum Coal business after dispute with Eskom.

Peabody Energy appoints A. Verona Dorch as the new Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Government Affairs and Corporate Secretary.

Buffalo Coal has reported a roof fall at its Magdalena coal mine in South Africa with raw coal production stopped in two of the four working areas.

The US National Mining Association has asked the US Environmental Protection Agency to stay the final Clean Power Plan until the courts have decided its legality.

The West Virginia Coal Association responds to the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations concerning carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. It states it will challenge the regulations every step of the way.

Coal could make up over 55% of Vietnam’s power mix by 2030 – from 36% this year – as the country’s need for power explodes.

Stanmore Coal has bought the shuttered Isaac Plains coal mine from is owners, Vale and Sumitomo, for AUS$1.

The US president has announced the Environmental Protection Agency’s final Clean Power Plan, aiming to cut carbon emissions by 32% of 2005 levels by 2030.

Peabody Energy responds to the Environmental Protection Agency’s rules to reduce carbon emissions by indicating investment in technology is the key to attaining environmental goals.

No. 3 coal miner in the US, Alpha Natural Resources, has filed for bankruptcy at a court in Richmond, Virginia.