Australian Pacific Coal Ltd. (AQC) has received approval from the Independent Planning Commission (IPC) relating to some elements of its application to modify the consent for the Dartbrook coal mine (MOD 7). The approval,...
Read MoreCoal company, Cambrian Holding Co. plans to sell nearly all of its assets as part of its Chapter 11 proceedings. The company declared bankruptcy on June 16 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of...
Read MoreAlliance Resource Partners will cease coal production on August 16 at the Dotiki mine operated by its subsidiary, Webster County Coal LLC, to focus on maximizing production at its lower-cost mines in the Illinois Basin, the...
Read MoreA judge has approved the sale of Blackjewel’s mines in the Powder River Basin to Contura Energy. U.S. District Court Judge Frank Volk approved the sale on August 6, which includes the Belle Ayr and Eagle Butte thermal coal mines...
Read MoreAlabama-based Warrior Met Coal produced and sold 2.2 million tons of met coal in the second quarter of 2019. That was an increase of 13.8% in production compared to the second quarter of 2018. The quarterly sales figure was also...
Read MoreBy Ajoy K. Das KOLKATA, India—Indian coal imports during the first quarter of the current fiscal year (April-June) have been pegged at 18.45 million metric tons (mt), up 41% over the corresponding period of the previous year,...
Read MoreOn July 29, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit and affirmed Navajo Transitional Energy Co.’s (NTEC) right to assert sovereign immunity. The lawsuit attempted to challenge the approval...
Read MoreContura Energy is looking to purchase assets in the Powder River Basin it sold more than a year ago to Blackjewel LLC, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 1. The assets include the Belle Ayr and Eagle Butte thermal...
Read MoreThe U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to relocate national policy staff positions closer to the lands it manages, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DoI). This realignment means most BLM Washington Office...
Read MoreProperty and casualty insurance company Chubb Ltd. has adopted a new policy concerning coal-related underwriting and investment. The company will no longer underwrite the construction and operation of new coal-fired plants or...
Read MoreOn July 15, Blackhawk Mining, which owns mines in Kentucky, West Virginia and Indiana, said it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy at the end of the week. The company employees about 2,800 people. The company said it has...
Read MorePeabody Energy has commenced re-entry of Zone 1 of the North Goonyella mine in Moranbah in consultation with the Queensland Mine Inspectorate. This is part of a comprehensive, phased re-ventilation and safe re-entry plan for the...
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