Coal

BHP Billiton announces record metallurgical coal production in the nine months to March 2014.

Yokogawa has received orders from Shaanxi Yanchang Petro to supply control systems for two coal-oil plant construction projects in China.

Bathurst Resources has announced a capital raising plan to raise up to AU$ 6.87 million in a discounted share placement.

African Energy Resources will raise up to AU$ 4.5 million to advance its portfolio of coal and power projects in Botswana.

The UK government’s refusal to fund a coal rescue plan will cost jobs and force the country to rely on overseas energy suppliers.

James River Coal’s bankruptcy filing is unlikely to change the competitive landscape as the natural gas revolution continues.

Aspire Mining will supply coal produced from the Ovoot project in Mongolia to the Sainshand Industrial Complex.

ZCM-SES Clean Energy Technologies has officially launched the China clean coal gasification joint venture.

Cokal is in the process of finalising the funding facility for its Bumi Barito coal project in Indonesia.

ChinaCoal will use Instep Software’s eDNA data historian software to make smarter operational decisions and improve efficiency.

James River Coal has filed voluntary petitions for reorganisation under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Annual coal production targets raised by Consol Energy on back of strong results.

Mongolian coal will power 600 MW Chandgana mine-mouth power plant.

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

Universal Coal has delivered the first thermal coal from its Kangala mine to utility company Eskom.