US coal news

JRL Coal was named Business of the Year at the Harlan County Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Gala in Kentucky, US, last week.

Bowie Resource Partners, LLC has moved its corporate headquarters from Colorado to Utah and announces a corporate name change.

No employee reductions are planned for Westmoreland Coal Company and debtor in possession financing has been secured, which will allow normal operations to continue.

The bill would make technical modifications to the Section 48A ‘Qualifying Advanced Coal Project Credit’ programme that would unlock additional federal funding to incentivise investment in technologies that will improve the efficiency of the US's existing coal fleet.

Announcement of results to be made after markets close on 25 October 2018.

JRL Coal provides an update on its operations in Coalgood (Kentucky), with a key highlight being its milestone shipment of thermal coal.

Over 65 000 Georgia Power customers have been left without power and more than 600 individual cases of damage which the company is working to repair.

Westmoreland’s announcement has been anticipated over the past year due to the retirement of dozens of coal-fired power plants.

Following forecasts which indicate that Florida will be affected by the extreme weather, Duke Energy prepares for the storm and urges its customers to do the same.

The idling of the Pinnacle coal mine in Wyoming County last week leaves mine workers uncertain about their future livelihood.