Arizona Mining adds to management team
Effective 1 January 2016, Johnny Pappas will take up the position of Director of Environment and Permitting at Arizona Mining, a Canadian mineral exploration company.
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Effective 1 January 2016, Johnny Pappas will take up the position of Director of Environment and Permitting at Arizona Mining, a Canadian mineral exploration company.
The new Premier of Alberta has announced the phase out of coal-fired power by 2030 in a step that the new Canadian federal government may seek to copy.
North American rail company, Canadian Pacific, has made an offer for US rival, Norfolk Southern.
Coal will remain an essential part of the UK energy mix for at least the next ten years, according to the Association of UK Coal Importers, despite government plans to phase it out by 2025.
Eskom is continuing with its capacity expansion with the construction of two coal-fired power plants, Medupi and Kusile, as well as a pumped storage scheme, Ingula.
The Electric Power Research Institute appoints two new interim members of the Board of Directors.
Peabody Energy enters a definitive agreement with Bowie Resources to sell its New Mexico and Colorado coal assets for US$358 million.
A round-up of some of this week's key news items from the international coal industry, from updates on clean coal technologies to the latest on the UK ending its coal-fired power plants.
As reported by the EIA, China and India accounted for 98% of the increase in world coal trade from 2008 to 2013, but declines in China's import demand have led to declines in total world coal trade in 2014 and, based on preliminary data, in 2015 as well.
Hwange Colliery Company Ltd wishes to diversify its business by venturing into Coalbed Methane production.
Caterpillar’s new 6015B hydraulic shovel moves more material at lower costs.
The World Coal Association recently published a report highlighting the role of high-efficiency, low-emission coal technologies in helping meeting India’s growing energy demands while minimising CO2 emissions.