Coal

BREE has forecast a positive outlook for the Queensland resources sector, despite the negative activist coal and gas divestment campaign.

India’s Supreme Court has cancelled 214 of the 218 coal mining licences awarded since 1993.

Adaro Energy has agreed to renegotiate the Coal Cooperation Agreement with the Indonesian government.

Over 200 Polish miners have blocked trains carrying coal from Russia at a border in northern Poland, Reuters reports.

BHP-Mitsubishi cut 700 jobs from Queensland coal operations.

Suez Cement will use coal as a reliable fuel source as it looks to maintain cement production.

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine between state military and Russian separatists could force prices of anthracite coal up.

CoAL sells Mooiplats thermal coal mine for US$ 23.5 million

Mark Spencer, MP for Sherwood, expresses his frustration that little is being done to preserve any kind of future for the Thoresby coal mine.

Stories that caught the eye of the World Coal news team this week.

Germany will limit the financial support that the KfW state development bank can give to coal projects abroad.

China looks to curb emissions by introducing a ban on so called ‘dirty’ coal.

National Union of Mineworkers steps in to save Hatfield coal mine in the UK with a £4 million loan.

China is expected to soon curb shipments of coal in order to help out its struggling domestic coal sector.

GVK must pay AU$ 560 million for Australian coal assets by new October deadline.