
GlobalData: global coal production to rise by 3.5% in 2021
Global coal production is set to recover following COVID-19 related lockdowns and restrictions, by 3.5% to 8 billion t in 2021, according to GlobalData.
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Global coal production is set to recover following COVID-19 related lockdowns and restrictions, by 3.5% to 8 billion t in 2021, according to GlobalData.

Mechel PAO has reported that the group’s Southern Kuzbass Coal Co. is launching the second section of the longwall 3-1-11’s working area at Sibirginskaya Underground Mine.

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has notified the Oklahoma Department of Mines and the Oklahoma Conservation Commission that the state may no longer exercise regulatory jurisdiction under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 on Indian Lands within the State.

NTPC recorded its highest ever group generation of 314 BU in FY21, a growth of 8.2% compared to previous year.

Anglo American plc has announced the demerger of its thermal coal operations in South Africa, subject to the approval of its shareholders.

South32 Ltd has provided an update regarding the transfer of its shareholding in South32 SA Coal Holdings Proprietary Ltd to Seriti Resources Holdings Proprietary Ltd.

SaskPower’s carbon capture and storage facility at Boundary Dam Power Station near Estevan, Canada, has captured more than 4 million t of carbon dioxide since operations began in 2014.

The National Mining Association has released a statement on President Joe Biden’s infrastructure and jobs plan.

Vostochnaya Mining Co. has implemented a quality control system for the condition of technological roads at the Solntsevsky coal mine.

Coal India Ltd’s measures is set to help lower India’s coal import by 90 million t in FY21.

Contango Holdings Plc, a London listed natural resource development company, has announced its results for the 6-month period ended 30 November 2020.

Loading operations have started at the Shakhtersk Coal Seaport, a key logistics asset of the Eastern Mining Co.