December 14, 2011

Coal demand to grow by 600,000 tonnes a day over the next five years, says IEA

Global demand and prices for coal will continue to expand aggressively over the next five years despite public calls for reducing reliance on the high-carbon fuel as a primary energy…

December 14, 2011

Terranova Scoping Study – NEW AGE EXPLORATION LIMITED

New Age Exploration announced the completion of the Terranova hard coking coal mine mechanisation project scoping study,

December 14, 2011

Marketable coal reserves on Vista Coal Project increases by 20% to 313Mt

Coalspur Mines Limited ("Coalspur" or "Company") (ASX: CPL) (TSX: CPT)is pleased to announce that the Marketable Coal Reserves of the Vista Coal Project ("Vista") has increased to 313 million tonnes…

December 14, 2011

Australia moves towards new coal port

Australia edged closer to the creation of a new 10 billion Australian dollar (US$10.02 billion) port focused on exporting coal to Asia when the state of Queensland allocated land to…

December 13, 2011

Rumour mill churning on Anglo bid for Mozambique coal mine

Just one week following Anglo American's approval of a $1.7 billion met-coal project in Queensland, the London-listed diversified miner may be shopping for more coal assets.

December 13, 2011

Study says mountaintop mining damages water quality

A study released Monday by researchers at Duke University will add fuel to the fire of groups opposed to mountaintop mining in the Appalachian region of the United States.

December 11, 2011

A three-way $3 billion deal for Whitehaven, Aston and Boardwalk

Australian coal miner Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) announced Monday that it will merge with Aston Resources (ASX:AZT), and it will also acquire Boardwalk Resources in a three-way deal valued at $3…

December 11, 2011

Coal outlook dim, indecision makes it dimmer

Embroiled in one controversy after another, the Manmohan Singh government’s time and attention have been consumed by efforts to put out the […]

December 11, 2011

Energy demand is up 30 percent by 2040 but coal will be a smaller part of the picture

Energy demand is predicted to be 30 percent higher by 2040 due to growing population and a rising GDP, but coal use will peak and decline over this same period.

December 10, 2011

Coal freight rate stabilises at Qinhuangdao port

Ending a nine week downward trend, freight rates for coal cargo vessel from China's Qinhuangdao port to its southern ports stabilized this week, a port release said.