Australia coal news
Historic Australia-India R&D collaboration agreement signed
Australia and India are to join forces to develop a low emission iron and steel process via an integrated Coldry-Mamtor plant to be built in India.
Gregory Crinum coal mine sold for AUS$100 million
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has sold its Gregory Crinum coal mine to Sojitz Corp for AUS$100 million.
Dust suppression initiatives ongoing at Hazelwood
A water sprinkler system and mulch products are being used at the decommissioned Hazelwood coal mine in Victoria, Australia, to mitigate the effect of dust.
Mitsubishi Corp. to sell interest in Gregory Crinum coking coal mine
Mitsubishi Corp. and BHP, which each hold a 50% interest in the Queensland mine, are to sell to Sojitz Corp.
UPDATE: QCA publishes discussion paper on Aurizon’s coal maintenance programmes
The QCA’s request for more information about the monopoly rail operator is a further sign of Aurizon’s inability to explain its change to maintenance services.
QCA and Aurizon must resolve Japanese coal export impasse
Queensland’s Premier has called for Aurizon and the Queensland Competition Authority to resolve Aurizon’s threat to halt the movement of up to 20 million t of coal to export ports.
SOUTH32 to acquire interest and ownership of Eagle Downs coal project
“We are very pleased to be able to further strengthen this relationship with BaoWu by assuming operatorship of Eagle Downs,” says South32.
Australia: coal demonstrates reliability over the past summer
According to the Australian Energy Market Operator, coal remains Australia’s energy foundation and has a competitive future.
Powering future growth across Australia’s energy resources sector
NERA has issued a national call to action at a critical time for Australia’s energy resources industry.
Record coal royalties set to increase infrastructure spending, predicts QRC
The increased projections stem from the strong international demand for metallurgical coal, and the stable prices for both metallurgical and thermal coal from Queensland.