Australia coal news

Liberty Mutual is coming under fire for backing the Baralaba South coal mine.

The Queensland Resources Council has welcomed the State government’s commitment of lung health checks for mine workers.

IndexBox has reported that in 2019, the Asia Pacific coal market increased by 6.1% to US$751.8 billion, rising for the third consecutive year after four years of decline.

Glencore welcomes the Queensland government’s decision to recognise its Valeria Coal Project as a ‘coordinated project’ under the State project approvals process.

The Queensland Resources Council has welcomed the decision of new Treasurer to provide regulatory certainty for rail and port infrastructure so critical for the coal industry’s economic contribution.

Wollongong Coal has announced that CEO Mitchell Jakeman will resign from his employment effective 31 May 2020 for personal reasons.

The Queensland Resources Council will join the Premier’s Queensland Industry Recovery Alliance today to work with the government to maximise the resource sector’s role in the State’s COVID-19 recovery.

Whitehaven Coal has welcomed the release of the New South Wales (NSW) government’s (Australia) comprehensive technical assessment for the Vickery Extension Project and its key recommendation that the Project can proceed.

The Australian government’s approval of the Olive Downs metallurgical coal mine project near Moranbah in central Queensland will create more than 1000 new jobs in the region.

Diversified mining services company Perenti Global Ltd has recently announced its earthmoving parts and equipment subsidiary, BTP, has been awarded a three-year extension worth AUS$126 million to its existing contract with Peabody Australia.