Coal

Rio Tinto has sold its 50.1% share in the Clermont mine, Australia.

US$ 5 million direct equity investment in Balamara Resources’ Nowa Ruda coal project in Poland.

Yancoal Australia warns coal prices will remain weak for foreseeable future.

Over 300 staff at two of England’s last remaining deep coal mines have been sent redundancy letters.

Newera Resources begins coal magnetic survey at its Ulaan Tolgoi project in Mongolia.

S. Narsang Rao has resigned as chairman and managing director of Coal India.

Australian coal miner has announced jobs cuts across its West Moreton and head office operations.

Ramaco plans to open a new coal mine northwest of Sheridan in 2016.

Executive Secretary on climate change, Christiana Figueres, said Norway should close its coal mines on Svalbard.

The Coal Association of Canada has released the programme for its 2014 conference.

The chairman and CEO of Peabody Energy, Gregory H. Boyce, has received the WCA Chairman’s Special Award.

The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness argues that now is the time to change from a "war on coal" to a "war by coal".

Beacon Hill Resources has provided an update on the company’s operational activities since the beginning of 2014.

Modi has grouped the ministries of coal, power and renewable energy under the leadership of Piyush Goyal.

Glencore says the thermal coal market will flip into deficit this year, growing to around a 50 million t shortfall in supply by 2016.