Australia’s Blair Athol coal mine ramps up production

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Coal News Digest Tuesday 5 September 2017 Home    Coal    Copper    Iron Ore    Nickel    Rare Earth    Oil Sands    Uranium    Zinc Australia's Blair Athol coal mine ramps up production The company announced the appointment of Wallace Macarthur King as non-executive chairman of its board read » Finland to get rid of coal by 2030 The head of Finland's energy department announced that the country will introduce legislation to phase out coal and increase carbon taxes read » Macquarie says iron ore, coal prices to remain strong into 2018 Prices for iron ore and coking coal, the two key ingredients for steelmaking, are set to remain buoyant for the remainder of the year, Macquarie Bank predicted in a recent report. read » Colombian First Nations protest against coal mine Wayuu leaders traveled to Bogotá to protest against El Cerrejón, the thermal coal open-pit mine owned by Glencore, BHP Billiton and Anglo American read » Govt electricity supply report 'will not save US coal' There's nothing in Dept of Energy's electricity grid reliability analysis that'll stop substitution of coal by natural gas and renewable energy says Moody's. read » US to extend ban on mining near Yellowstone national park US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to speed up a two-year review of mining on more than 30,000 acres just north of the park. read » Glencore to offload second coal mine in Australia in less than three months Decision comes as the Swiss-based miner and commodities trader rethinks how to deploy capital as its cuts debt. read » Iron ore nears $80 a tonne Prices for the steelmaking material have increased almost 50% since its 2017 lows. read » More than 200 workers to go at Sandvik Materials Technology unit Measure is part of a broader plan to restore profitability at the division, which saw adjusted operating profit fell by 37% in the second quarter of this year. read » EPA to scrap Obama-era rule limiting water pollution from coal-fired power plants The move comes only five months after President Donald Trump signed an executive order undoing the previous Administration's Clean Power Plan. read » CHARTS: Mining once again one of biggest drivers of US economy Value added brought by the mining sector grew by more than 21% in the first three months of the year — the largest increase since the fourth quarter of 2014. read » Trials set for men charged in killing of former Patriot Coal CEO The two men accused of murdering Bennett Hartfield, the former president and CEO of Patriot Coal, are heading to trial in the next two months. read » Coal mine shuts down in Spain due to lack of clients La Escondida was the last project of its type in the Castilla and León region read » Glencore secures leases for Wandoan coal project, environmentalists react The Anglo–Swiss multinational secured the first mining leases for its $7 billion Wandoan coal project in Queensland's Surat Basin read » Mining industry can now predict opposition to projects before it's too late Chalkstone was born out of counter-insurgency tactics used by troops in Afghanistan, but its unique methodology is now being used by miners, which can map-out power structures and counter the potentially crippling risk of strikes and political opposition. read » Warnings for safety violations at newly opened coal mine in Canada pile up — report Donkin coal mine, in Cape Breton, has had at least 10 compliance orders and 29 warnings since it began producing in February, a report claims. read » Yancoal seeks $2.5bn from investors to pay for Rio's Aussie coal mines Former rival bidder Glencore will subscribe to $300 million worth of the rights offer. read » China coal imports from Australia climb for second month Chinese coal imports from key supplier Australia chalked up year-on-year gains for the second straight month in July, customs data showed, as local output of the commodity eased amid a crackdown on illegal mining and pollution. read » Polish coal mining swings to profit on prices, restructuring According to the Industrial Development Agency (ARP), net profit at Polish coal mines stood at 1.45 billion zlotys (US$400.06 million) in the first half of the year compared to a 800 million zlotys loss a year earlier. read » Fracking jobs prove elusive for coal miners looking to switch While Trump vows to save coal, many miners look elsewhere. Natural gas jobs don't offer the same stability as coal did. read » China issues draft rules for utilities to boost coal stocks – govt During winter and summer, power companies' coal inventories must be five to 10 days above normal levels. read » South Africa welcomes Tegeta coal mine sale by Oakbay South Africa's government welcomes the sale to a Swiss-based firm for $225 million, citing the jobs the sale could save, the department of mineral resources said on Wednesday. read » Read more Coal news on MINING.com » Home    Coal    Copper    Iron Ore    Nickel    Rare Earth    Oil Sands    Uranium    Zinc About Us   |  Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   |  Contact Us   |  Advertise This email was sent to you by InfoMine Inc. Suite 900, 580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 3B6 | +1 604 683 2037 |[email protected].Please visit cem.infomine.com for more information. Copyright InfoMine. 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