Exploration & development

The completion of the Concession Agreement to build and operate the Erdenet to Ovoot railway (rail project) is executed during signing ceremonies in Mongolia and China.

Aspire Mining enters funding agreement with Signum Resources to meet the first stage of the bankable feasibility study for the Erdenent to Ovoot rail project.

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from the latest sales and acquisitions to updates on coal production.

Coal seams have been intersected at the Nuurstei coal project in northern Mongolia, a joint venture between Aspire Mining and the Noble Group.

Kibo Mining has announced the findings for the mining prefeasibility study for its Mbeya (formerly Rukwa) coal-to-power project.

Oracle Coalfields coal price petition has been admitted by the Sindh provincial government, allowing the company to proceed with its coal and power project in the Thar desert.

The Mongolian Cabinet has approved the granting of a concession agreement for the Erdenet-to-Ovoot railway to Aspire Mining subsidiary, Northern Railways.

Jacob Engineering Group wins two contracts for Jimah East power project in Malaysia to provide engineering services for the balance of the 2000 MW power plant facilities.

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from outlooks on the Clean Power Plan to the latest project developments.

Millar Argent’s plans to develop a new opencast coal mine in south Wales have been rejects by the local council’s planning committee.

Australia-based Paringa Resources is to list its shares on the OTCQX Best Market in the US as it seeks to progress development of the company’s Buck Creek mining complex in the Illinois Basin.

Two groups bid for Krabi coal-fired power project in Thailand. These bids will only be legally binding once the project obtains the environmental and health impact assessment approval.

Singaporean private investment company, Yishun Brightwise Investment, is to buy 9.5% of Coal of Africa to help develop the Makhado coal project.

The federal court overturns the Abbot government’s approval of Adani’s opencast and underground coal mine in Galilee Basin in Central Queensland, Australia.

CRESCO Project Finance achieves financial closure of Maamba Collieries Ltd’s coal and power project in Maamba, Zambia.