Coal

Arch Coal announces acquisition of Guffy metallurgical coal reserves from Patriot Coal for US$ 16 million.

The 12 main government-owned ports in India have reported a 44% year-on-year increase of imported thermal coal.

Tiaro Coal is granted coal exploration permits in Queensland, Australia.

International Coal will move its exploration expenditure focus from the Don Juan joint venture to the Consuelo Project in Queensland.

Orpheus Energy has executed an agreement with port operators in Indonesia to secure exclusive barge loading capacity for its coal.

Mozambique coal mine receives ESIA approval, allowing Ncondezi to apply for an environmental permit.

The Canadian coal producer has singed an additional offtake agreement with an undisclosed buyer for thermal coal.

B&W has signed an agreement to begin the engineering and design work phase on a carbon capture and storage project in Illinois.

South Africa’s RBCT September coal exports jump 8% on month to 5.57 million t of coal.

Shipments from Australia’s Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal reached a nine-month high in September.

The global metallurgical coal group has confirmed AU$ 124 million takeover reports.

Patriot Coal has announced plans to add another production unit to its Highland mine in Kentucky in early 2014.

Deck Slone, Arch Coal’s senior vice president, strategy and public policy, talks to World Coal about the company’s latest corporate social responsibility report.

Thomson Reuters Point Carbon report falling coal and carbon prices last week in Europe.

New Atlas Copco compressors are essential to coal extraction operations at Welsh Unity Mine.