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• Four hot dry rock reserves found in east China

  10 Jul 2019

  Geological workers in east China's Shandong Province have found four reserves of hot dry rock,... . ...Read More

• Australia’s Gladstone coal exports hit 5-month high as volumes to China spike

  09 Jul 2019

  Coal exports from the Port of Gladstone in Queensland, Australia, rose to a five-month high in Jun... . ...Read More

• Coal miners seek answers after paychecks bounce, mines suddenly close

  09 Jul 2019

  Hundreds of coal miners are scrambling after their employer filed for bankruptcy protection and ce... . ...Read More

• Adani doubles down on controversial Australian coal mine, says India needs thermal power

  09 Jul 2019

  Adani says Australia’s Carmichael coal mine is viable for his group and renewable energy is ... . ...Read More

• China’s SCC not to hike Q3 coking coal price

  08 Jul 2019

  Shanxi Coking Coal (SCC), China’s top coking coal producer, will probably keep its third-qua... . ...Read More

• Queensland mining death triggers call for stop work

  08 Jul 2019

  The Queensland government, mining industry and unions will hold crisis talks after the death of an... . ...Read More

• New partnership enters illinois race to retire coal-power plants

  08 Jul 2019

  Japanese utility J Power, through its US subsidiary, has partnered with Mitsubishi Hitachi Power S... . ...Read More

• US May coal exports total 8.24 million mt, down 5.8% on year: Census

  05 Jul 2019

  US coal exports totaled 8.24 million mt in May, up 9.7% from April but down 5.8% from the year-ago... . ...Read More

• Indonesia sets Jul HBA thermal coal price at $71.92/mt, down 12% on month

  05 Jul 2019

  Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources set its July thermal coal reference price... . ...Read More

• Chinese thermal coal demand to fall with launch of new power transmission line

  05 Jul 2019

  China’s thermal coal demand is likely to fall once the world’s longest ultra-high volt... . ...Read More

• China Taiyuan coal transaction price index up 0.03 pct

  02 Jul 2019

  China Taiyuan coal transaction price index stood at 139.78 points Monday, up 0.03 percent week on ... . ...Read More

• Owner of two Wyoming coal mines files for bankruptcy

  02 Jul 2019

  In another sign of coal’s precipitous decline, the owner of two Wyoming mines filed for Chap... . ...Read More

• U.S. natural gas prices hit by cool start to summer: Kemp

  01 Jul 2019

  Relatively cool temperatures at the start of summer across the most densely populated parts of the... . ...Read More

• Paris climate goals not enough, stop building new coal plants: Antonio Guterres

  01 Jul 2019

  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for immediate climate action to officials gathered in... . ...Read More

• Chile Presents a Coal Exit Plan

  01 Jul 2019

  Chile, a country that relied on coal for about two-fifths of its power generation in 2016, in June... . ...Read More