Coal

Australian coal exports could reach 650 million by 2049/50, according to a new report from the Bureau of Resource and Energy Economics.

British Columbia Ministry of Environment approves Elk Valley water quality plan, which looks to address the management of selenium and other substances released by mining activities.

Alpha Natural Resources' Running Right Leadership Academy is named best in class among corporate universities.

Coal mining giant, BHP Billiton, shares knowledge gained from conservation efforts with other conservation experts in Sydney, Australia.

The news stories that caught the eyes of the World Coal team this week.

Altona Energy has announced a new JV agreement with two partners for its South Australian coal asset, the Arckaringa project.

The ex CEO of Massey Energy, Donald Blankenship, has been indicted for his role in the Upper Big Branch coal disaster, in which 29 miners lost their lives.

Armstrong Energy announced a loss of US$7.8 million despite an increase in coal sales revenues.

More than 8000 coal workers will be forced to take annual leave as Glencore temporarily shuts down coal production in Australia.

Metallurgical and thermal coal prices continued to drop in Q3, according to the latest BREE/Westpac China Resources Quarterly, as new Chinese government regulations hit imports.

Czech coal mining company, New World Resources, has posted a bigger-than-expected net loss over Q3 2014.

Skill levels in the coal sector will need a boost if South Africa is going to make the best of smaller coal deposits.

Piyush Goyal, the Indian minister for power and coal, has said it might be possible for the country to wean itself off imports within three years.

Korea Midland Power Co. signs agreement with Carbo One, the second largest mining company in Russia.

Germany hopes to dissuade Sweden’s state-owned energy company, Vattenfall, from selling its lignite assets.