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India’s Gevra Could Become Largest Coal Mine in Asia

The Gevra mine, which is operated by Coal India Ltd.’s Southeastern Coalfields Ltd. (SECL), recently received environmental approval to expand its production capacity to 70 million metric tons per year (mt/y) from 52.5 million...

Ndalamo Achieves Safety Milestones

Ndalamo Resources, a 100% black-owned and -managed mid-tier mining company and pioneer in the South African mining industry, announced two exceptional milestones in its commitment to health and safety. On February 1, the company...

Indian Firms Planning Significant Coal Investment

Private firms in India have expressed interest in building at least 10 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired power capacity over the next 10 years, Reuters reported. Adani Power, JSW Group and Essar Power are among the companies that...

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Alberta Coal Mine Moving Ahead

Environmental groups are up in arms over Bighorn Mining’s plans to open an underground test mine at its Vista coal mine near Hinton, Alberta. The Canadian Press quoted Renato Gandia, spokesperson for the Alberta Energy...

Stanmore Buys South32’s Stake in Eagle Downs

Stanmore Resources Ltd. has agreed to buy South32’s 50% interest in the Eagle Downs metallurgical project, its entire interest in Eagle Downs Coal Management Pty. Ltd., and associated assets for a...

RBCT Repairs Conveyor

One of three conveyor belts damaged in an October 2021 fire at the Richards Bay Coal Terminal in South Africa has returned to service, Mining Weekly reported. The 2.2-km-conveyor belt has the capacity to move more than 3 million...

Indonesian Coal Output Grew in 2023

Government statistics indicate that Indonesia’s coal production hit a record high of 775 million metric tons (mt) in 2023, the Jakarta Globe reported. The nation is major thermal coal exporter and demand from China and India...

Chinese Coal Production Sets Another Record in 2023

China mined 4.66 billion memt of coal in 2023, a 2.9% increase form 2022, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. China is currently producing more than 400 million mt per month. The pace of domestic production increased...

CIL Plans to Build Two Supercritical Power Plants

Coal India Ltd.’s (CIL) plan to build two coal-fired  power plants through its subsidiaries Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) and South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) has been approved by the cabinet of the Committee on Economic...

SaskPower Keeps the Heat On in Western Canada

During mid-January, SaskPower restarted Boundary Dam’s No. 4 coal-fired power unit that was originally scheduled to be removed from service in 2021. At the same time, the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) issued a grid...

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