Coal

Peabody Energy, the world’s largest private-sector coal miner, has reported a loss of US$70.2 million for Q2 2014.

Gateshead council have approved a plan for UK Coal Surface Mines to develop an opencast mine in the northeast.

New Crofton Co-op Colliery Ltd is set to develop the first underground coal mine in England for 25 years.

India hoovers up more coal as Chinese demand remains soft.

The Australian senate’s decision to repeal the controversial carbon tax has been praised by Peabody Energy.

Coal’s share of Australia’s energy consumption slipped again in FY2012/13, according to official figures from the Bureau of Resource and Energy Economics.

Colombian government orders Glencore Xstrata subsidiary to merge operations at one of its coal mines.

The changing political landscape in Europe could have a significant influence on carbon market policy-making.

Rather than use domestically sourced coal, New Hampshire’s Schiller power plant turned to Russia.

Hargreaves Surface Mining Ltd hires 500th worker, as company points to continued growth in Scottish coal sector.

Rio Tinto hit record half-year thermal coal production, while hard coking coal output was also up.

The opportunities for German environmental technology in China.

Indonesia’s coal production continued to grow in the first six months of this year, reaching 213 million t.

Construction at the Petra Nova post-combustion carbon capture project in Texas has begun.

A new report from the World Coal Association explains the significant role coal can play in responding to the growing energy needs of the transport sector.