April 11, 2024

China state planner finalizes rule to set up coal production reserve system

The rule, first issued in draft form in December, called for 300 million metric tons of "dispatchable" annual coal production by 2030.

April 11, 2024

Peabody falls as production issues, weather crimp coal sales

Peabody said warm winter weather in the US crimped demand for coal from utilities.

April 11, 2024

Global coal power grew 2% last year, the most since 2016, survey says

The rise is driven by new builds in China and decommissioning delays elsewhere.

April 10, 2024

Polish government drops coal merger idea, considering mines tie-ups instead

The previous government planned to create one large state-owned company that would pool the assets of power plants generating energy from coal.

April 9, 2024

Scottish bacteria may help clean up acid mine drainage

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh discovered that bacteria found in areas polluted by acid mine drainage had the potential to detoxify the environment.

April 8, 2024

BMO drops anti-coal policy amid Wall Street rebuke of ESG

Bank's approach to coal is still based on individual risk-based assessments of companies, it said.

April 5, 2024

Stanmore Resources secures full control of Eagle Downs 

Stanmore had acquired the first 50% of Eagle Downs metallurgical coal project from South32 in early February.

April 4, 2024

Teck reports Q1 steelmaking coal sales of 5.9mt

Results in line with the lower end of its forecast of 5.9 million tonnes to 6.3 million tonnes.

April 3, 2024

China’s coal price slump likely to persist until start of summer

Beijing has prioritized coal production in recent years to avoid a repeat of a power crunch in 2021.

April 2, 2024

BHP and Mitsubishi close $4.1bn sale of Queensland coal mines  

BHP has been working towards making a transition to commodities and away from coal-related assets.