Coal

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.

Workers at Coal India have started a five day strike in protest at moves to open up the sector to private companies.

Regulators have told BSNF Railway Co. to explain what it plans to do if it fails to deliver much-needed coal to US power plants.

The wrath of the ketchup company: Heinz objects to proposed coal mine in Poland.

The biggest news stories from 2014 that made headlines here at World Coal.

Oracle Coalfield’s appeal against the shock cancellation of a mining lease has received strong support from its major partner on the project.

China plans a major slowdown of projects that would turn coal into gas or liquid fuels.

The New South Wales government has failed to attract bidders for its Cobbora thermal coal project.

A look back at last week’s top stories from the global coal industry.

In what could signal a turning point for the coal market, Japanese trading firms have moved to acquire high-quality coal assets.

Coal-rich Ukraine turned into an importer of the fuel this year as Russia's war against the country interrupted supplies from Donbas to the nation's power plants.