Loan for doomed UK coal mine
The Hatfield coal mine has received a £8 million loan to help it keep to its scheduled closure date of May 2016.
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The Hatfield coal mine has received a £8 million loan to help it keep to its scheduled closure date of May 2016.
Poland expects the costs of restructuring its ailing coal mining industry will reach US$631 million.
Tim Buckley, writing for the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, argues that China’s declining dependence on coal is evident in the data.
An independent Chinese coal market report commissioned by Aspire Mining confirms the marketability of a so-called “Mongolian Blend” of coal.
The World Coal Association has railed against divestment from coal, as divestment campaigns increased their efforts over 2014.
US coal mines set a record for the lowest number of on-the-job fatalities last year, with 16.
Workers at Coal India have started a five day strike in protest at moves to open up the sector to private companies.
Regulators have told BSNF Railway Co. to explain what it plans to do if it fails to deliver much-needed coal to US power plants.
The wrath of the ketchup company: Heinz objects to proposed coal mine in Poland.
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Oracle Coalfield’s appeal against the shock cancellation of a mining lease has received strong support from its major partner on the project.
China plans a major slowdown of projects that would turn coal into gas or liquid fuels.