US coal news

Arch Coal, Inc. has reported its results for the first quarter of 2019, with a key highlight being the metallurgical segment achieving a gross margin of US$91.4 million, or a record US$50.95/t.

The DoE's Office of Fossil Energy and NETL has issued a Notice of Intent for a Funding Opportunity Announcement expected to fund cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects on next-generation coal gasification technologies.

Contura Energy’s CEO, Kevin Crutchfield, will be departing from his role on 6 May to pursue an opportunity outside of the coal industry.

Computational modelling is a critical tool in technology development, and the forward-looking efforts by the NETL-WVU research team are improving the accuracy of fossil-fuel energy systems models.

Texas Mineral Resources Corp. has demonstrated the ability to produce multiple high-purity and separated rare earth minerals from Pennsylvania coal mining waste material.

The Coal FIRST initiative will integrate early-stage R&D on coal-fired power plant components with currently available technologies into a first-of-a-kind system.

Vistra Energy is to report its first quarter financial and operating results for 2019 on 3 May.

Hallador Energy Company has declared a regular quarterly dividend of US$.04 per share.

SunCoke Energy, Inc. and SunCoke Energy Partners have announced they will release their 1Q19 financial results later this month on 24 April.

Moody’s does not expect consolidation among producers in the PRB in the near-term, which suggests the region's economics will not improve on a sustainable basis.