Special reports

Students from the Clontarf Academies at Tamworth and Quirindi, Australia, recently had the opportunity to learn about careers in mining.

Chubb, a US-based commercial insurance company, is set to announce that it will no longer sell insurance for new coal-fired power plants.

The National Mining Association (NMA) has applauded the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule.

Adani Group has responded to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s report on claims of illegal work being carried out at its Carmichael coal mine, Queensland.

Queensland students have had the opportunity to get hands-on experience of the high-level science, technology engineering and maths (STEM) skills that will be needed for the jobs of the future.

Stabilisation on the coking coal and coke market allows Jastrzebska Spólka Weglowa (JSW) to continue strategic investment projects. These include modernisation of coal preparation plants and construction of new mining levels.

BUMI Resources, through its subsidiary Arutmin Indonesia (Arutmin), has carried out several social and environmental responsibility programmes in the local community of its Kintap site in South Kalimantan, Indonesia.

More than 300 students from 13 schools across Central Queensland recently took part in the Moranbah science and engineering ‘Challenge’ and ‘Discovery’ days to inspire them to consider a future career in STEM.

Experts of the VIII Global Energy Prize Summit discussed what investments and political action are required to usher in ‘a new technological cycle’.

Julien Vincent and Elana Sulakshana from Unfriend Coal Campaign discuss the insurance campaign against the Adani Carmichael coal mine.

Ncondezi Energy Ltd. has announced the receipt of an exercise notice in relation to 500 000 warrants.

Dr.rer.sos. Natalia Markova, University of St. Gallen, speaks to World Coal magazine about the Russian coal industry and, in particular, SUEK.

JRL Energy, Inc. closed on a second United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) backed credit facility.

Ruberg, CIO with Teck since 2006, has joined GMG to help shape strategy.

According to the report, since 2013 coal exit announcements have occurred at a rate of over one per month from globally significant banks and insurers holding more than US$10 billion worth of assets under management.