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• Arch Resources nearly ready to open new met coal mine in WV

  02 Aug 2021

  Arch Resources plans to open its new metallurgical coal mine near Philippi, West Virginia, before ... . ...Read More

• China’s coal-fired power companies struggle amid high prices, Australia ban

  02 Aug 2021

  China’s coal-fired power generators have seen profits evaporate amid surging domestic prices... . ...Read More

• Sembcorp to book $212 million impairment on Chinese coal venture in first-half results

  02 Aug 2021

  Sembcorp Industries will book an impairment expense of $212 million in its first-half financial re... . ...Read More

• RPT-COLUMN-U.S. coal gets boost from higher gas prices: Kemp

  30 Jul 2021

  Rising gas prices are encouraging U.S. electricity generators to raise output from coal-fired unit... . ...Read More

• Origin Energy takes a $2.2b hit as green shift, coal costs bite

  30 Jul 2021

  Energy giant Origin has slashed $1.5 billion from the value of its business as the rapid influx of... . ...Read More

• Freeze new coal plants, or SA's economy will bear the cost - report

  30 Jul 2021

  Delaying the transition away from coal would come at a "considerable" cost to the econom... . ...Read More

• China to encourage qualified coal mines to expand production capacity

  30 Jul 2021

  China will encourage qualified coal mines to expand production capacity, the country’s state... . ...Read More

• Indonesian coal output to fall as renewables rise

  29 Jul 2021

  Indonesian coal output could decline by as much as 47pc from 610mn t in 2019 to 322mn t by 2050 un... . ...Read More

• CIL clarifies Jharkand’s ₹26,132 cr demand for land rent ‘not maintainable’

  29 Jul 2021

  Coal India Ltd (CIL) felt that the Jharkhand government’s demand of around ₹26,132 crore a... . ...Read More

• Smaller coal miners squeezed by lack of demand

  29 Jul 2021

  While booming export coal prices are benefiting SA’s largest coal miners, the smaller player... . ...Read More

• Renewables surpasses coal to become second most used fuel source in 2020: EIA

  29 Jul 2021

  Renewable energy generation became the second most-used electricity source in the US, behind only ... . ...Read More

• Gas-fired power burn intensity surges as fuel-switching capacity wanes

  28 Jul 2021

  As temperatures across the US hit seasonal highs, the per-degree intensity of gas-fired power burn... . ...Read More

• Hampton Roads coal exports tick higher in June as global demand picks up

  28 Jul 2021

  US coal exports from the Hampton Roads region of Virginia totaled 2.6 million st in June, up 2.2% ... . ...Read More

• As Glasgow approaches, China shuns coal projects in Belt and Road for first time

  28 Jul 2021

  China didn’t finance any coal projects via its Belt and Road Initiative in the first half, t... . ...Read More

• QRC welcomes State Govt approval of metallurgical coal mine extension in Central Qld

  28 Jul 2021

  The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) today welcomed the State Government’s decision to app... . ...Read More