Irish firms stockpile coal ahead of carbon tax
Sustainable Energy Authority report suggests there has been a rush to buy coal ahead of the introduction of a carbon tax.
Sustainable Energy Authority report suggests there has been a rush to buy coal ahead of the introduction of a carbon tax.
Amid ongoing separatist conflict, coal production in Ukraine halves year-on-year.
Despite reaching a decision to sell its German lignite assets, Swedish state-owned energy company, Vattenfall, wants to continue operating in Germany’s energy market.
Mistui & Co. has agreed to pay US$763 million for stakes in mining giant Vale’s Mozambique coal assets.
A number of digital highlights from the December issue of World Coal magazine.
Good news for West Virginian coal miners, as Alpha Natural Resources cancels WARN notices at eight coal mines.
BHP Billiton today announced that the new company it intends to create through its proposed demerger will be called South32.
French Bank Societe Generale will withdraw from GVK-Hancock coal mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.
Patriot Coal issues notice that substantial workforce reductions are likely at two of its coal mines in Kentucky.
The news stories that caught the eyes of the World Coal team this week.
The self-proclaimed people’s republics of Luhansk and Donetsk say they want to sell coal to Ukraine.
Japanese trading firm, Mitsui & Co. is set to buy a stake in Vale’s Moatize coal project in Mozambique.
Chinese group, Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd will be part of a consortium bidding to develop the giant Mongolian coal project at Tavan Tolgoi.
VDMA: Falling raw material prices hit German mining equipment manufacturers hard
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Enters into a Definitive Agreement to Sell its Logan County Coal to Coronado Coal II LLC.