September 17, 2018

South Africa’s Eskom has coal shortages at 10 power plants – spokesman

Eskom said on Monday that it had fewer than 20 days of coal supplies at 10 of its 15 coal-fired power stations, posing a threat to national power supplies.

September 13, 2018

India’s steel minister wants import duty on coking coal scrapped

India's steel minister wanted the finance ministry to scrap the 2.5 percent duty on imports of coking coal to limit input costs.

September 13, 2018

US coal exports sure victims of Hurricane Florence — WoodMac

The key US coal export hub of Hampton Roads, Virginia, has halted operations as damage to ships and infrastructure seem inevitable, analysts at Wood Mackenzie said Thursday.

September 12, 2018

British Columbia coal terminal for sale – again

Ottawa recently announced renewed efforts to sell the Crown-owned terminal, Ridley Terminal, which is used to export thermal and metallurgical coal.

September 12, 2018

RWE fears lignite industry collapse in hasty coal exit by Merkel

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s plan to phase out coal-fired power plants in Germany should stop short of “prematurely” closing brown coal facilities.

September 11, 2018

Exxaro, Seriti are said to mull bids for South32 coal assets

South32’s South Africa Energy Coal unit, the country’s third-biggest exporter of the fuel, was split into a standalone business earlier this year.

September 11, 2018

Glencore-led Australian coal port wins court nod on $3.2B debt refinancing

It will now have the maturity of $2.6 billion in senior debt extended from this month until September 2026, court documents showed.

September 11, 2018

Rio Tinto scours for electricity to run giant Mongolia copper mine

Mining giant running out of time to secure power supplies

September 9, 2018

Australia’s mining sector pushing for revamped Trans-Pacific Partnership: Interview

MINING.com interviewed the Minerals Council of Australia CEO.

September 8, 2018

China coal imports hold near 4-year high as demand resilient

Foreign purchases fell just 1.1 percent in August to the equivalent of 925,161 metric tons a day, compared with 935,806 the previous month.