Exploration & development

Northern Railways and China Gezhouba Group enter into non-binding cooperation agreement to advance the Ovoot to Erdenet Railway.

Acacia Coal has commenced the process for transferring the key project licences for the Riversdale Anthracite Colliery from project vendor, Rio Tinto.

RPMGlobal, as part of a consortium, have been chosen to conduct a feasibility study for Barapurkuria Coal Mining Co. Ltd as part of the government of Bangladesh’s ‘Energy Security’ Program.

Atrum Coal commences environmental site monitoring of the spring snow melt (freshet) at Groundhog North, in British Columbia, Canada.

The Mineral Resource Authority of Mongolia (MRAM) reserve council has approved the registration of the Nuurstei coal project.

The company has provided an update on its negotiations to acquire 3D seismic data of the company’s Flatbed coking coal property.

Velseis to undertake survey of the Lesedi CBM Project and Mamba Permit.

Edenville Energy has signed a letter of intent with a customer to supply coal from the Rukwa coal project and has also purchased key mining equipment for the mine site.

Paringa Resources has begun exercising the options to acquire the surface property for the Poplar Grove mine site and refuse area.

Aspire Mining has reported that coking coal quality results establish Jan Karski as a high value ultra-low ash coking coal mine.

The Ekhgoviin Chuluu Joint Venture (ECJV), tenement holder of the Nuurstei metallurgical coal project, has executed an offtake agreement with joint venture partner, Noble Group.

Aspire Mining signs MoU agreement to mine and purchase coal to support Nuurstei coal project development.

Acacia Coal receives notice of exercise of option to acquire Comet Ridge.

Westpac has ruled out to financing new coal basin developments in Queensland’s Galilee Basin, including the Adani Carmichael project.

Prairie agrees additional funding from cornerstone investor CD Capital to accelerate its Tier One premium coal projects.