Coal news updates

In June 2015, Dos Santos International commissioned its DSI Sandwich belt high angle conveyor with Zanella Engenharia e Industria de Maquinas of Curtiba, Parana, Brazil.

The global coal trading market faces stiff competition due to the involvement of many players in the market, reveals a report by Transparency Market Research (TMR).

NETL is making efforts to improve efficiency in fossil fuel-based power plants across the US.

After Eckington Colliery in Derbyshire unexpectedly closed in January 2019, the Coal Authority carried out a detailed programme of works to keep people safe and protect the environment.

The Future of Mining Australia conference will take place in Sofitel Sydney Wentworth from 23 - 24 March.

According to a Reuters report, India’s thermal coal imports have suffered their longest sustained fall in over two years.

Hallador Energy Company has announced that its subsidiary Sunrise Coal, LLC, is temporarily idling production at its Carlisle Mine in Sullivan County, Indiana (USA).

In line with the philosophy of the empowerment of rural Indian women, Tata Power’s Powerlinks Transmission Ltd, has inaugurated a new Skill Development Centre in Barielly, Uttar Pradesh (India).

FLSmidth is adjusting the number of employees by approximately 500 as part of the business improvement initiatives announced towards the end of 2019.

Sandvik Machining Solutions has decided to review the potential closure of a production plant for round tools within the Walter division in Frankfurt, Germany.

Coal throughput at Vostochny Port (Russia) rose 5.2% to 25.51 million t in 2019.

Consol Energy Inc. and Consol Coal Resources LP will each issue its 4Q19 earnings release before the market opens on 11 February 2020.

The US Department of Energy has announced nearly US$6.3 million for university training and research for fossil energy applications.

In partnership with NITI Aayog, the IEA has released the first in-depth review of India’s energy policies.

Rio Tinto has awarded Perth-based company Mondium a contract valued at approximately AUS$400 million for the design and construction of a mine in Western Australia.

The expanded commercial agreement is for shipments of steelmaking coal from Teck’s operations in British Columbia, Canada.

SGC and OGK-2 have entered into an agreement to sell the Krasnoyarskaya GRES-2 plant in Siberia, Russia.

The World Coal Association writes on India’s coal industry.

Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo and Jastrzebska Spólka Weglowa have signed an agreement on pre-mining capture of methane from black coal deposits.

The product is designed to increase versatility in dust suppression via atomised mist.

Georgia Power has announced it is requesting proposals for the beneficial reuse of coal ash stored at active and retired coal-fired power plants across the state.

Consol Energy Inc. has announced that it has made an initial investment in the coal-to-products space by acquiring a 25% equity interest in CFOAM Corp has manufacturing facilities in Triadelphia, West Virginia (USA).

Fact.MR has reported a strong resurgence of end-use industries, spearheaded by mining, especially in Asia Pacific, is creating a highly conducive environment for growth of the wear-resistant steel plates market.

Hexagon Mining has announced the acquisition of Blast Movement Technologies from RCF Jolimont Mining Innovation.