Exploration & development

The UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero has announced plans for the introduction of legislation to restrict licences for new coal mines as the UK embraces clean energy.

Stanmore Resources has acquired Aquila’s interest in the Eagle Downs metallurgical coal project, as well as the Eagle Downs South metallurgical coal tenements and associated assets.

David Kurtz, GlobalData, overviews the current state of the Indian coal sector.

Benjamin Hill has entered into a nonbinding letter of intent with Aion to acquire interest in a Colombia coal project.

Anglo American has been granted a mining lease to expand its coal mine in Queensland, Australia.

CIMIC Group’s minerals processing company, Sedgman, has secured an operations and maintenance contract in the Bowen Basin, Queensland, from Pembroke Resources.

Contango Holdings Plc has advised that President Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe’s upcoming visit to the Lubu Coal Project will mark its formal opening.

Australian Pacific Coal has agreed new terms and executed a restructured joint venture agreement that will underpin the restart of the Dartbrook underground coal mine in early 4Q23.

Contango Holdings has released an update on its Lubu Coal Project, including a report that its wash plant has arrived on site, with its surface miner and laboratory on the way.

Canyon Coal is constructing a new coal mine in Hendrina, Mpumalanga, South Africa, with production is expected to start in 2H23.

The UK government has approved the development of the country’s first new deep coal mine in decades, drawing criticism from opponents concern about climate targets.

Oracle Power PLC has provided an update statement from its CEO, Naheed Memon, with respect to developments during 3Q22.

The Ministry of Coal has reviewed the non-operational captive & commercial coal blocks of Jharkhand, with three or four blocks receiving opening permission.

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. is relaunching the development of its Blue Creek reserves into a new, world-class longwall mine located in Alabama, near its existing mines.

MC Mining Limited has completed a bankable feasibility study for its fully licenced Makhado hard coking coal project.