Coal

BHP Billiton’s CEO discussed the role resources are playing in Australia and how the resources sector should direct the way on sustainability and innovation.

Westmoreland Coal Co. is to sell the Kemmerer mine to Westmoreland Resource Partners.

Colombia court further restricts use of main coal railway.

A late and dry monsoon season will increase demands on India’s coal power sector as hydropower generation falls.

Rhino has announced it is temporarily idling a large proportion of its Central Appalachia operations as a result of continued weakness in the coal industry.

Coal Secretary Anil Swarup has announced that Coal India has mined sufficient coal to meet the needs of power plants for the next 40 days.

The World Coal Association urges governments across the world to acknowledge the key role cleaner coal technologies have in helping reduce CO2 emissions.

Guildford Coal Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to purchase an 80% stake in a large thermal coal project in Mongolia.

Due to difficulties in the domestic mining industry, Ukraine's biggest power producer and major coal miner DTEK will become a coal importer.

Asia Resource Minerals announce that an offer from ACE Ventures to buy the company and restructure its debt is its preferred option.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is resolute in his desire to relocate over 100 000 people living near coalfields in eastern India.

Colombia produced 23.2 million t of coal in the first three months of the year, down 5% from the same period last year.

Teck Resources Limited will be implementing temporary shutdowns in the third quarter of 2015 at its six Canadian steelmaking coal operations.

A report from West Virginia University predicts coal production declines will continue in West Virginia.

An additional consideration of 6 million shares was to be issued in accordance with the terms of the 2011 Dunlevy acquisition agreement.