Coal news updates

Juniors and majors need to work closely together in the interest of ensuring the future stability of the sector.

South Africa must turn its coal resource endowment into revenue, jobs and broader economic development, Canyon Coal Executive Chairperson Vuslat Bayoglu has said.

Construction of the electric grid objects for Elga Coal Complex’s offsite power supply has completed its first stage.

Westech has been designing and manufacturing customised mining truck bodies for over than 50 years. Peter Forsyth, Austin Engineering’s managing director, reflects on building specialty OEM equipment for the mining industry worldwide.

A modern roadheader system with the Bolter Miner has been handed over to JSW by Komatsu during celebrations in Tychy.

Equipped with an EPA Tier 4 Final certified engine, the PC2000-11 has more horsepower and a new engine-pump control for faster cycle times.

The report showed the company’s payments, including royalties, from its coal operations to the Queensland government had increased by more than AUS$100 million last financial year.

A new and experienced Executive Advisor has been appointed to the Paringa Resources Board.

The credit facility was amended to permit the company's pending PRB/Colorado joint venture with Arch Coal.

The report articulates Whitehaven’s holistic approach to sustainability, and its commitment to transparently reporting against key environmental, social and economic benchmarks annually.

NTPC Ltd. has set a target to produce 10.4 million t of coal in this financial year.

The U.S. Department of Energy and NETL have announced US$110 million in federal funding for three R&D projects.

globalCOAL has announced the imminent launch of its new low volatile metallurgical coal product, HCCLV, and a revision of its HCCA terms.

Thiess will continue to provide overburden removal and haulage, mining and run of mine rehandling services, equipment maintenance and pit dewatering.

The task is to prepare the conveyor line route for the subsequent laying of the foundation and equipment installation.

Wasel used a Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane to replace parts of the pipework system at a cooling tower at the Weisweiler power plant.

DynoConsult now has a wider reach with more experts and programs that include increasing saleable yield, managing regulatory compliance, neighbour relations at customer sites and reducing overall operating costs.

The EPA will take public comments on the proposed plans 9 September through 9 October.

AIMEX 2019 attracted an array of visitors from all parts of the globe and a 13% increase in visitation from interstate visitors to AIMEX, illustrating the importance of this event on a national and international level.

Support from Australians for the nation’s minerals industry continues to increase, with the Mineral Council of Australia’s (MCA) ‘There’s more to Australian mining’ campaign.

ResearchandMarkets.com has released the Global Coal Mining Market Forecast to 2022, which provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the global coal mining market.

Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho and Sumitomo Mitsui have at least US$5 billion in project lending exposure to thermal coal power plants in emerging markets, with key Japanese trading companies owning billions of dollars more in equity.

The Queensland Resources Council has said there could be no more hold ups, no more delays and no more excuses for the New Hope mine.

Queensland Resources Council said the exploration project would be an important new addition to Queensland’s coal industry.