Exploration & development

Intra Energy Corp. has announced the company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sinohydro Corp. of China.

Progress is continuing at the Nuurstei metallurgical coal project in Mongolia after pit optimisation work indicated the potential for a low-cost opencast mining operation.

Paringa Resources has discovered an additional major coal seam at its Poplar Grove project, significantly enhancing the potential of the mine to become a major Illinois Basin producer.

The project economics for Jameson Resources Crown Mountain metallurgical coal project have been substantially boosted by the sharp rise in coal prices, as well as a weaker Canadian dollar.

TerraCom has executed a full service mining contract with Link Mining Services covering all operational aspects of coal mining and processing at Blair Athol.

The Queensland state government has declared the Carmichael coal mine and rail project, as well as associated water infrastructure, a “critical infrastructure” project, easing the path to final approval.

Prairie Mining has acquired the Debiensko hard coking coal project, located in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin in the southwest of Poland.

Atrum Coal has begun drilling at Panorama North and granted additional coal licences for Groundhog North anthracite projects in British Columbia, Canada.

Allegiance Coal has agreed to buy Telkwa Coal, owner of a farm-in agreement over an advanced metallurgical coal project in British Columbia.

Edenville Energy has provided an update on the status of the financial modelling work for its integrated coal-to-power project in western Tanzania.

Jameson Resources has received a tax credit related to exploration work on its Dunlevy coal project in British Columbia.

Kibo Mining has signed a memorandum of understanding with GE with regards the Mbeya coal-to-power project in Tanzania.

Universal Coal confirms it has all licences required for Brakfontein coal project development, following the granting of a Water Use Licence by the Department of Water and Sanitation.

Paringa Resources has completed the mine development technical work at its proposed Poplar Grove mine in Kentucky, US.

Prairie mining, the developer of the Lublin coal project in Poland, has sold its stake in a zinc project in Western Australia to Marindi Metals.