Peabody Energy has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the Shoal Creek metallurgical coal mine located on the Black Warrior River in Alabama from private coal producer Drummond Co. Inc. for $400 million. Shoal Creek serves...
Read MoreAfter new exploratory drilling at the Berwind mine, Ramaco Resources has further defined the extent of a sandstone intrusion and has implemented an alternative plan to mine around it and ramp up into the Pocahontas No. 4 seam....
Read MoreSouth32 Ltd. has completed the acquisition of a 50% interest in the Eagle Downs metallurgical coal project in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. South32 has also assumed operatorship with the other 50% interest in the project held by...
Read MoreThe “hero of Kuzbass,” Yevgeny Kosmin, and his brigade set another record for monthly coal production record at the Yalevsky mine, according to the Siberian Coal & Energy Co. (SUEK). The brigade produced 1.627 million...
Read MoreThe Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) has approved the Falkirk mining plan located in McLean County, North Dakota, following a supplemental environmental assessment. The approval authorizes the Falkirk...
Read MoreBy Steve Fiscor, editor-in-chief Steven Gardner has withdrawn his nomination to direct the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM). Gardner said the decision was a difficult one and one that comes after almost...
Read MoreAnthracite coal operator Blaschak Coal Corp received a $1 million grant to develop a new, large mine in eastern Pennsylvania. Provided by the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program and supported by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf,...
Read MoreU.S. aluminum giant Alcoa is moving forward with plans to expand the Liberty surface coal mine in Warrick County, Indiana, by asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a split lower court ruling on a controversial surface...
Read MoreRussia is expected to export more than 200 million metric tons (mt) of coal in 2018, according to Xinhua. At a fuel and energy commission held in Kemerovo Region, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said, “Russia is expected to...
Read MoreSouth Korea’s Posco Engineering & Construction Co. held a ceremony to dedicate the completion of the construction of the largest combined-cycle power plant in Panama. The 381-megawatt (MW) plant is located near Colon, 60...
Read MoreIndia’s coal imports appear to be headed for another strong month in August, raising the question as to why the usually cost-sensitive market hasn’t scaled back purchases given a surge in prices to the highest in nearly seven...
Read MoreBy JENNIFER JENSEN On August 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a new rule to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal-fired plants that would replace former President Barack Obama’s Clean...
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