US coal news

Coal sales and coal production in December 2016 were up from the previous quarter.

BMI Research has revised up the US coal production growth forecast to 1.5% and 2.0% in 2017.

The Petra Nova project has begun commercial operation at the W. A. Parish Plant in Thompsons, Texas, southwest of Houston, US, and the US DOE has shown its support.

According to the latest figures, coal production is at its lowest level since 1978.

OSMRE has announced more than US$180 million in funding availability for states and tribes for abandoned coal mine reclamation.

JOGMEC has confirmed its participation in the 2017 field programme at the Pallisades project in Alberta.

While MINExpo 2016 was filled with the latest heavy equipment developments, much of the buzz was around technology solutions for the mining industry, World Coal December reviewed some of these new solutions.

Many products and technology innovations were released at MINExpo 2016, World Coal reviews the latest developments released for mining trucks.

Florida Power & Light Co. intends to shut down Cedar Bay coal-fired power plant in Jacksonville, Florida, on 31 December 2016.

According to a report from BIMCO, the significance of US coal exports has seen a considerable setback, with 2016 achieving the same levels as 2009.