
Prophecy signs JDA with Chinese Partner
Prophecy Development Corp. has signed a join development agreement with a Chinese partner to invest in the Chandgana coal-fired power project.
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Prophecy Development Corp. has signed a join development agreement with a Chinese partner to invest in the Chandgana coal-fired power project.

The Australian Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has approved expansion work at Abbot Point coal terminal in Queensland.

US Chamber of Commerce Institute for 21st Century Energy President Karen Harbert criticises President Obama’s veto of the Congressional Review Act, which intended to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan.

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has closed the sale of Pinnacle mine in West Virginia and Oak Grove mine in Alabama to Seneca Coal Resources LLC.

K-Tec Earthmovers has released a Pusher Block that turns a 400+ hp tractor into a fast moving dozer.

Norfolk Southern intends to idle its Ashtabula, Ohio, Coal Pier and shift operations to the railroad's Sandusky, Ohio, Dock, in order to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs.

With low metallurgical coal prices and an already oversupplied market, re-opened coal mines will face significant challenges.

CIMIC Group subsidiary Thiess has been awarded an AUS$250 million contract by QCoal Group to continue operaion of the QCoal Northern Hub mines.

The recent Omnibus Spending Bill has been criticised by West Virginia coal groups and politicians as failing to provide any support for the states beleaguered miners.

Anglo American’s Grasstree longwall coal mine obtains a new highest record for Australian underground coal production through reaching 10 million t of ROM coal in 2015.

Southern Generation Technologies signs a letter of intent with Alps Energy and Kellogg, Brown & Root LLC to evaluate the deployment of its coal gasification technology at the new 1000 MW Alps Energy power plant in South Korea.

Average coal demand growth will total just 0.8% to 2020 as Chinese demand remains soft and environmental policies tighten, according to a new report from the IEA.