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Coal investments can risk post-Covid economic stimulus: Carbon Tracker
09 Apr 2020China and other nations could be burdened with uneconomic and climate-unfriendly coal power for decades if they build new capacity to stimulate their economies in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, a... Read More.
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Despite Trump’s big talk, US coal production falls to lowest levels since 1981
09 Apr 2020S&P Global Market Intelligence has revealed that US coal production through the first quarter of 2020 fell to its lowest level since 1981, with production estimates suggesting only 151 million tonnes... Read More.Coal companies aim to cut tax they pay to support miners who have black lung
09 Apr 2020Harold Sturgill spent 35 years down in the coal mines, running a ferocious machine that grinds away at the seams of coal and at the rock that encases them, throwing coal dust and silica into the air.Read More.Experts say China's growth opportunity promising despite virus-fueled headwinds
09 Apr 2020China is capable of navigating its economy amid the COVID-19 fallout, and opportunities for the world's largest developing economy are promising in the long run despite virus-prompted challenges, eco... Read More.Coal India relaxes payment norms to clear stocks
08 Apr 2020Hoping that power plants lift more coal from its pits, state-run Coal India (CIL) has relaxed payment norms for its customers. Customers, who had to clear payments to CIL by April 7, can now pay the comp... Read More.Peabody Energy Cuts Workforce at 3 Powder River Basin Coal Mines
08 Apr 2020Peabody Energy confirmed it laid off three employees at North Antelope Rochelle mine and cut 10 temporary positions at the nearby Caballo and Rawhide mines. Company spokeswoman Charlene Murdock said &quo... Read More.South Korean Thermal Coal Imports in Q1 to Shrink
08 Apr 2020Reuters reported that South Korea’s first-quarter thermal coal imports are set to fall to a decade-low due to stricter air pollution measures, while the coronavirus outbreak has reduced the country... Read More.China's commodities industry shows signs of recovery
08 Apr 2020FROM oil to copper to coal, China's gigantic commodities industry is signalling that the first economy to be flattened by the coronavirus is getting closer to a return to normality.&nbs... Read More.BRIEF-Terracom Says Blair Athol Forecasting Coal Sales For 2020 FY Of 2.9 Million Tonnes
07 Apr 2020* TERRACOM LTD - BLAIR ATHOL FORECASTING COAL SALES FOR 2020 FINANCIAL YEAR OF 2.9 MILLION TONNES* TERRACOM LTD - DURING MARCH QUARTER, BNU MINE HAD COAL SALES OF 48,000... Read More.Russian Coal Exports in Jan-Feb Shrink By 32%
07 Apr 2020Federal Customs Service of Russia said that Russian revenues from exports of coal in January-February 2020 decreased by 32.3 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to USD 1.7... Read More.
Parent company idles AK Coal in Somerset County
07 Apr 2020Iron ore and steel producer Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is idling its coal operation, AK Coal Resources Inc., in Friedens, Somerset County. The operation employs about 100 people.Read More.Wyoming coal production falls again in first quarter, new data shows
07 Apr 2020Coal production across Wyoming continued to tumble throughout the start of the new year, with output during the first quarter setting a new two-decade low, data released by the U.S. Energy Information Ad... Read More.11 dead, 4 wounded in Colombian coal mine blast
06 Apr 2020Eleven people were killed and four injured in an accidental explosion at a Colombian coal mine in Cucunuba, near Bogota, on Saturday, according to the local fire department. The victims were miners who wer... Read More.
Unions and industry join together to keep coal mines open
06 Apr 2020Mining companies and workers have joined together to come up with a COVID-19 plan to keep mines up and running. This includes the introduction of measures to minimise the risk of exposure, encouraging work... Read More.
Watchdogs call for less coal power plants
06 Apr 2020Energy watchdogs have called on state electricity firm PLN to slash coal consumption and boost renewables usage in the company’s upcoming 2020-2029 electricity procurement plan (RUPTL). The experts u... Read More.
Households to be paid for daytime green electricity use during lockdown
06 Apr 2020Thousands of British homes will be paid to use electricity during the day for the first time, as wind and solar projects produce a surge in clean energy during the coronavirus lockdown. On Sunday morning, ... Read More.
Golden Energy raises stake in Stanmore Coal to 51% as part of takeover bid
03 Apr 2020COAL producer Golden Energy and Resources (Gear) has gained majority control of Stanmore Coal, a day after announcing a renewed takeover offer for the Australian firm. Mainboard-listed Gear on Thursday mad... Read More.
RWE, SSE shut coal plants – only four left in Britain
03 Apr 2020UK energy giants SSE and RWE have shut down their last two coal-fired plants – the Fiddler’s Ferry power station in Warrington, Sheffield, and the Aberthaw coal-fired station in Wales, after ne... Read More.
Covid-19 hits GIDC’s SEZ land auction, coal block plans
03 Apr 2020The nationwide lockdown to curtail the spread of Covid-19 has brought the process to appoint a consultant for the Dongri-Tal II coal block and auction of around 5 lakh sqm of industrial land to a grindin... Read More.Asia met coal finally reacts to coronavirus pandemic with sharp weekly fall
03 Apr 2020The metallurgical coal market finally began to experience the impact of the coronavirus pandemic 10 weeks since its outbreak, with metallurgical coal spot prices across all grades falling more than $10/mt ... Read More.