Special reports

The US coal industry has been through a pretty awful time in recent years. But is the future looking brighter?

As part of its commitment to coal, Caterpillar continues to invest in innovations that use and extract coal in the cleanest, most efficient ways possible.

Coal’s role in the global generation mix will face significant pressure as the world seeks to limit global temperature rises to below 2°C.

In World Coal August, Michael Wiseman, Action Drill & Blast, Australia, outlines innovative approaches to enhance blasthole drilling.

Barry Baxter reports on Ncondezi Energy’s Mozambique coal-to-power project and its place in Mozambique’s developing energy sector.

In World Coal August, Russell Taylor looks at the potential development value of greenfield and brownfield mines.

Russian coal companies are facing a number of challenges. What must they do to survive?

Jonathan Rowland explores technology that is bringing the world’s coal-fired power plants into the twenty-century.

In World Coal June, Jonathan Rowland talks to Chris Adkins of Strata Worldwide about underground mine communications.

Anthony Fensom provides insight into where there could be a turnaround in the coal industry.

In the June issue of World Coal, Hal Quinn, President and CEO of the National Mining Association, provides an insight into the US thermal coal industry.

A new clean coal technology intends to enable coal to provide an economical and environmentally 'cleaner energy bridge' to the future.

Lignite is an essential fuel in many countries for power generation but traditional lignite-fired power plants are subcritical and relatively inefficient.

Near-term positives might prevent further falls in dry bulk freight rates but the medium-term outlook is still cloudy.

Indonesia is the biggest supplier of thermal coal into the seaborne market – and has suffered significantly as that market has slumped.