Coal

China’s state planning agency has ordered a number of regions to cut coal consumption

Lignite mining, activated carbon manufacture and coal-fired power create just over US$ 7 billion in economic activity in Texas.

Amec Foster Wheeler awarded project management contract for Chinese coal-to-chemicals plant.

An experimental complex for processing coal into gasoline and diesel will be launched this year in Kazakhstan

Patriot Coal Corp. has moved its corporate headquarters to West Virginia.

Corsa Coal Corp. announces a reduction in workforce and production “rationalisation”

The events making the coal news headlines this week.

The Energy Information Administration has released its production estimate for the US coal industry for the week ending 3 January.

Spot prices for thermal coal in 2014 fell in the east but rose in the west, according to analysis from the US Energy Information Administration

The Hatfield coal mine has received a £8 million loan to help it keep to its scheduled closure date of May 2016.

Poland expects the costs of restructuring its ailing coal mining industry will reach US$631 million.

Tim Buckley, writing for the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, argues that China’s declining dependence on coal is evident in the data.

An independent Chinese coal market report commissioned by Aspire Mining confirms the marketability of a so-called “Mongolian Blend” of coal.

The World Coal Association has railed against divestment from coal, as divestment campaigns increased their efforts over 2014.

US coal mines set a record for the lowest number of on-the-job fatalities last year, with 16.