
Rio Tinto agrees sale of Kestrel mine
The underground coal mine in Queensland, Australia has been sold to EMR and Adaro for US$2.25 billion.
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The underground coal mine in Queensland, Australia has been sold to EMR and Adaro for US$2.25 billion.

Capcoal’s Grasstree longwall operation has undergone a series of performance upgrades, resulting in over 9 million t of coal cut in the preceding year of 2017.

Engie intends to convert its Hazelwood power station into a full pit lake following the project’s shutdown last March.

Oracle has raised £550 000 before costs by way of a placing of 39 285 710 new ordinary share at a price of 1.4p per ordinary share.

Liebherr has invested US$45 million in the expansion of its Newport News facility in Virginia.

Despite rising output, India’s power plants remain short of coal.

A statement by the ministry claimed that Taiwan would fail to achieve the power reserve margin target it set for 2025 if the Shenao Power Plant was not brought into operation.

A £30 million investment in LCC Group’s Belfast-based coal facility places Belfast at the heart of the high-tech coal industry.

Unit 1 of the Calaca coal-fired power plant was synchronised to the grid on 17 March, with Unit 2 expected to be back online at the end of the month.

The World Coal Association has responded to a recent report discussing the state of the global coal fleet.

“The Palaszczuk Government understands the need to responsibly explore highly prospective land and produce our resources – whether it is metallurgical or thermal coal, gas or metals – for the benefit of all Queenslanders,” says QRC.

New coal mining company Minergy Limited in Botswana is set to become the supplier of choice to consumers across southern Africa.