Coal

India’s Cabinet has approved the sale of a 10% stake in state-owned coal mining giant, Coal India.

Prairie Mining has started a prefeasibility study at its Lublin coal project in Poland.

Harry Kenyon-Slaney, chief executive – energy – at Rio Tinto has defended coal’s place in the energy mix at a recent business lunch.

Poland has blocked a plan by Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka to expand its mining operations and double local coal reserves.

The remaining five miners trapped underground in a tunnel collapse at a Bosnian coal mine have been confirmed as dead.

Ukrainian prime minister, Arseny Yatseniuk, said the country would buy 1 million t of coal from South Africa due to disruption to domestic coal mines.

29 Bosnian coal miners rescued from trouble-plagued mine after tunnel collapse. Five men remain underground.

Five news stories that caught the attention of the World Coal team this week.

Glencore’s head of local coal operations, Mick Buffier, has said the Australian coal industry is globally uncompetitive.

Tajikistan has increased coal production 1.7 times compared to same period last year.

Ambre Energy has purchased Cloud Peak Energy’s 50% stake in the Decker coal mine.

A number of digital highlights from the September issue of World Coal magazine.

Viking Mines plans drilling for Berkh Uul coal project in Mongolia.

Ukraine’s Union of Mineworkers claims the country’s coal reserves will run out in November.

The third and final rule for avoiding surprises in coal testing: watch out for intentional malpractices.