Exploration & development

Rio Tinto has agreed to sell its interest in the Winchester South coal project to Whitehaven for AUS$200 million.

The company believes that promoting the Coal Region, in northeastern Pennsylvania, US, as a domestic Rare Earth Element production district will secure technology metals independence for the US and its allies.

ABB and Yitai Group sign a framework agreement that will encourage further cooperation in applying digital technologies and solutions acros Yitai’s coal chemical plants.

Aspire Mining Ltd selects China Gezhouba Group International Engineering Co Ltd to become a joint contractor for the Erdenet to Ovoot railway project.

Kibo Mining moves forward with the expedited completion of the PPA for the Mbeya coal to power project, following a recent meeting with TANESCO.

Tigers Realm Coal provides an operations update for Project F, part of the wider Amaam coal project in the Beringovsky Basin, Russia.

The newly formed Tanzania Ministry for Energy commits to an indicative timeline for the completion of the MoU for the fast-tracking of Kibo Mining’s Mbeya coal project.

Atrum Coal and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Kuro Coal Ltd and Kuro Coal Canada Inc. have amended terms of acquisition of Elan Coal’s hard coking coal properties.

South32 authorises the commencement of development activity at the Klipspruit Life Extension project.

Kibo Mining has agreed to updated the Mbeya coal to power project MoU to fast-track development and implementation of the power purchase agreement.

Coal of Africa Ltd completes sale process of its Mooiplaats shares to Mooiplaats Coal Holdings

Laneway Resources acquires the other 50% interest in the Ashford coking coal project, giving them 100% ownership interest in the Australian coal resource.

Thiess signs a AUS$300 million contract with Kaltim Prima Coal to expand operations at Sangatta coal mine in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Atrum Coal’s wholly-owned subsidiary Kuro Coal Ltd has completed a JORC resource estimate for the Elan South area in the Elan project in Alberta, Canada.

Ncondezi agrees non-binding offer with General Electric and China Machinery Engineering Corp. to develop, construct and operate its 300 MW coal plant and opencast coal mine in Tete, Mozambique.