Coal

The transition from a reactive maintenance culture to a proactive one can be beset by pitfalls.

As Asia rushes to meet excessive power demand, its power companies are targeting coal producing countries worldwide to secure supplies. This has lead to domestic supply concerns in at least two countries, as well as fears for the export market as China increases its interest in Mongolian coal; a move that threatens to reshape world coal trade.

Canada is positioning its coal sector to take advantage of the next upturn, with the inevitable return to domestic and international demand for energy looming. The county’s prime focus is on expanding capacity.

According to the ACCCE, clean coal technology could potentially provide thousands of jobs and make a major contribution to the US economy.

New energy bill announced: green focus plus help for North Sea production.

The third annual World Coal Asia Special includes exclusive analysis of the world's most dynamic coal market.

Sable Mining Ltd. have commissioned a bankable feasibility study for the Reitkuil coal project in anticipation of fast-tracking the project.

Rescue efforts are underway to free 32 workers who have been trapped following a coal mine explosion in northern Turkey.

The board of MacArthur Coal has rejected the revised, lower takeover bid from Peabody Energy.

Two methane explosions have occurred at the Raspadskaya coal mine in Siberia, trapping miners underground.

Shares in Macarthur Coal have risen, in spite of the threatened resource tax currently being proposed by the Australian government, which has sent other coal companies shares tumbling.

The EPA is proposing to change how coal ash is classified under current waste management law, with a mind to enforcing stricter regulations to limit environmental damage.

Following the announcement on Sunday that a new super tax will be levied on resources, coal seam gas stocks were sent tumbling.

JSW Steel has bought coking mines in West Virginia, USA, to fuel its steel production.

TransAlta is looking at carbon capture and alternative energy sources to phase out its coal-fired plants and reduce emissions.