
West Virginia lawmakers reject coal tax cut
The Finance Committee of the West Virginia House of Delegates has killed off a Senate bill that would have cut the tax on coal production.
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The Finance Committee of the West Virginia House of Delegates has killed off a Senate bill that would have cut the tax on coal production.

World Coal Association CEO, Benjamin Sporton, calls for policy parity for all low-emissions technologies in Kazakhstan.

The New South Wales Minerals Council has welcomed proposal by the NSW government to toughen deterrents for illegal mine site protests.

A former horse dentist turned dragline has been named Queensland’s top tradeswoman/operator/technician at the QRC and WIMARQ awards to women in the resources sector.

Nine funded scholarships at the University of Newcastle are being put forward by Coal & Allied to new and continuing students from the Upper Hunter Valley local government areas.

Following the CoalSafe 2016 conference, in Secunda, Mpumalanga, the Chamber of Mines commended the coal industry for its continual improvements in safety.

The Queensland Resources Council has updated its guide to effective community engagement in light of the industry downturn.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has successfully commissioned the second 500 MW thermal unit at Anpara-D thermal power plant in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.

A sit-in at Keaton Energy’s Vallkrantz coal mine in South Africa has ended peacefully.

BHP Billiton’s NSW Energy Coal business has announced 290 job losses from its Mt Arthur Coal asset.

New analysis from the University of Queensland asks further questions of the Galilee Basin coal project.

Dominion Virginia Power is to safely treat, discharge and monitor pond water at its Possum Point power plant in Northern Virginia, US.