By Steve Fiscor The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has designated mining as critical to U.S. infrastructure. While that means that coal suppliers can continue to operate mines during the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Read MoreIn response to an economic downturn in Europe, Brazil and the United States, Coronado Global Resources is temporarily idling its U.S. operations. The company will continue shipments to these regions from existing inventories of...
Read MoreOn March 26, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) filed suit against ERP Environmental Fund Inc., the company that acquired more than 100 mining permits out of Patriot Coal Corp.’s bankruptcy in...
Read MoreMongolia has resumed coal exports to China, Finance Minister Chimed Khurelbaatar said on Monday, as reported by Xinhua. The resumption started via Gashuun Sukhait border port after the Mongolian government lifted a ban that was...
Read MoreRussian businessman Albert Avdolyan has reached an agreement to buy a 49% stake in the Elga coal project in Russia from Gazprombank, the bank said. Avdolyan’s company A-Property is still in talks to buy the remaining 51% in the...
Read MoreThe majority of members at two unions of Colombian coal miner Cerrejon voted to strike because of a dispute over pay and benefits in their contract, a union leader told Reuters. A strike at Cerrejon, which is owned equally by...
Read MoreWest Virginia coal could be playing a greater role in powering phones or cars. X-MAT, the Advanced Materials Division of Semplastics, is working on breakthrough technology to take clean coal and use it for batteries. Along with...
Read MoreSunrise Coal’s Carlisle mine in Sullivan County, Indiana, has permanently closed. Operations were idled at the underground coal mine back in January, which also led to 90 full-time employees being let go. Hallador Energy, the...
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