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• Coal Production Using Mountaintop Removal Mining in The US Decreases by 62% Since 2008

  10 Jul 2015

  coal production from mines with mountaintop removal (MTR) permits has declined since 2008, more th... . ...Read More

• US considers changes to government coal program

  10 Jul 2015

  Federal officials on Thursday announced a series of public meetings this summer on the U.S. govern... . ...Read More

• Hume Coal announces plans to build Southern Highlands mine in New South Wales

  10 Jul 2015

  Hume Coal has announced plans to build an underground coal mine in the New South Wales Southern Hi... . ...Read More

• Thermal coal-European prices dip on weak demand

  10 Jul 2015

  European thermal coal prices eased on Wednesday, plagued by weak demand and large stocks. Europe... . ...Read More

• Ukraine cuts coal output by 52.2% in H1

  10 Jul 2015

  Ukrainian coal mining enterprises in January-June 2015 reduced production of raw coal by 52.2%, or... . ...Read More

• Coal India to target 20% rise in despatches this year

  09 Jul 2015

  If everything goes according to plan, Coal India will make history this year, not in production bu... . ...Read More

• Coal Scam: CBI baffled over why Coal Ministry sought documents on sanction issue

  09 Jul 2015

  CBI on Wednesday told a special court that it was "beyond comprehension" as to why the C... . ...Read More

• India, China coal offtake from Australian Gladstone port rises in June

  09 Jul 2015

  Queensland coal shipments from Gladstone port to China in June doubled from May to a one-year high... . ...Read More

• Paris pledges highlight need for high-efficiency low-emission coal power

  09 Jul 2015

  The emissions pledges by a range of countries in the lead-up to the COP21 climate negotiations in ... . ...Read More

• NYSE Suspends Trading in Walter Energy and Commences Delisting Proceedings

  09 Jul 2015

   Walter Energy, Inc. today announced that NYSE Regulation, Inc. has determined to commence pr... . ...Read More

• Peabody Sells Shuttered Australian Coal Mine

  09 Jul 2015

  U.S.-based coal miner Peabody Energy Corp. has agreed to sell a shuttered Australian mine to a uni... . ...Read More

• Australia greenlights China Shenhua coal mine on prime farmland

  09 Jul 2015

  China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd has cleared the last regulatory hurdle to build a 10 million tonnes a ... . ...Read More

• Lack of fresh business in the pacific left capesize rates moving

  09 Jul 2015

  Intermodal ship broker says in its weekly report that, a different picture from what we saw the pr... . ...Read More

• Coal price pressure to remain through 2016

  09 Jul 2015

  Polish coal miner, Bogdanka, expects 2016 sales to remain at a similar level as prices remain unde... . ...Read More

• Illegal Coal Mining Challenges Bulgarian Energy Ministry

  09 Jul 2015

  Bulgaria: Illegal Coal Mining Challenges Bulgarian Energy Ministry Photo: BGNES People formerly ... . ...Read More