
Cockatoo Coal’s Surat projects approved for significant project status
Cockatoo Coal’s Collingwood and Taroom projects have received “significant project” status from the Government of Queensland.
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Cockatoo Coal’s Collingwood and Taroom projects have received “significant project” status from the Government of Queensland.

After failing to reach agreements over job security miners in Australia have declared a seven day strike at BHP coking mines.

Gerrit Lok, Hatch Africa’s director for coal gives an analysis of global coking coal demand and supply trends.

Beacon Hill Resources Plc., has announced a new find at Minas Moatize.

Patriot Coal Corp. has idled its Big Mountain complex in West Virginia citing weak demand.

Underground coal gasification (UCG) developer, Wildhorse Energy, is close to completing its drilling and analysis at its Mecsek Hills project in Hungary, with multiple UCG-suitable coal seams indentified.

Xstrata has announced record production from its Australian thermal coal operations following the successful commissioning of the Mangoola mine. Production in Colombia was also up on the previous year, but down in South Africa where industrial action and restructuring saw production drop by 3%.

Australian miner, Cockatoo Coal, announces JORC reserves at Taroom and Collingwood projects in the Surat basin, and the establishment of the North Surat Joint Venture with Mitsui.

Reliance Industries and Reliance Power have entered into preliminary discussions to jointly develop CBM assets in Madhya Pradesh.

Essar Oil Ltd. a subsidiary of Essar Energy, has announced a significant increase in proven and probable reserves and best estimate contingent gas resources at its Raniganj coalbed methane (CBM) exploration block in West Bengal.

Sandvik celebrate’s its 150th birthday on 31st January.

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners has announced plans to invest approximately US$ 140 million to further expand its coal handling facilities along the Gulf Coast.