
Vattenfall to sell off German lignite operations
Vattenfall invites prospective bidders to state interests in the company’s German lignite generation and mining assets.
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Vattenfall invites prospective bidders to state interests in the company’s German lignite generation and mining assets.

Australian coal producer, New Hope, has reported a statutory loss of over AUS$20 million after impairments and other non-regular items hit the company’s bottom line by AUS$73.6 million.

Prairie Mining shareholders have approved the investment of up to AU$83 million in the company by CD Capital, clearing the way for completion of the transaction.

There may be a way to go yet before the mining industry reaches the bottom of the cycle.

TECO Energy Inc. closes the sale of its coal mining subsidiary, TECO Coal LLC, to Cambrian Coal Corp.

Cambrian Minerals Group Inc. appoints Tom Myatt, a well-known mining executive, to its Senior Management Team.

According to a new report by Timetric’s Mining Intelligence Center, more mines in Latin America are planning to significantly increase their spending over the next twelve months compared to any other mining region.

Atrum Coal NL reports positive progress after identifying various potential new mines at the Groundhog anthracite project, located in British Columbia, Canada.

Larry Atkinson, Joy Global, USA, details the advancements in conveyor drive and control technologies and increased idler capacities that have led belt conveyors to achieve record production levels.

Sable Mining enters into a MoU with CITIC Construction Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of CITIC Group, with plans to progress a 600 MW coal-fired power plant at its 19 236 ha. Lubu coal project in Zimbabwe.

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international coal industry, from updates on developments, projects and operations to outlooks on coal consumption and production.

Blaschak Coal Corp. expands its mining activities in two new locations in the anthracite coal measures of Northeastern Pennsylvania, adding almost 3 million t of clean coal to its reserves.