David Brown has resigned as CEO of coal miner MC Mining to pursue his own interests. His resignation is effective January 31, but he will be available to MC Mining until March 31 to ensure a smooth handover.
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A simplified mine plan at the New Elk coking coal project, in Colorado, has reduced both the start-up and sustaining capital for the project, while allowing ASX-listed Allegiance Coal more time to assess its production ramp-up options.
An initial feas…
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A rift between between Teck Resources and the company it uses to export its coal widened as the Vancouver-based miner publicly accused the shipper of charging too much and contaminating some freight.
The head of Teck, already shifting some steel-maki…
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The fallout from the coronavirus in China is expected to have a ripple effect on many sectors in the Chinese economy, slow down its economic growth and impact on its coal industry and imports. Coal trader Noble Resources research head Rodrigo Echeverri…
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Coal miner Wescoal has announced it will break ground on its greenfield project, in Moabsvelden, Mpumalanga, in February. CEO Reginald Demana on Thursday said the mine would supply three-million tonnes a year of coal to Eskom’s Kusile power station….
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Government has assured the coal mining sector that coal will remain a vital part of South Africa’s energy mix, but has called on companies to step up the pace in adopting clean coal technologies. Department of Mineral Resources and Energy director-gene…
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University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) School of Mining Engineering associate Professor Bekir Genc has been granted a National Research Foundation (NRF) rating. He is the fifth member of staff from the Wits School of Mining Engineering to receive an NR…
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The Indian government has accorded environmental clearances to 17 mining projects of State-run, Coal India Limited, paving the way for the miner to achieve production of one-billion tons a year.
“These clearances will add 150-million tons a year to pr…
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A decision on the future of the Elga coal project, one of the world’s largest coking coal deposits, is likely in the first quarter of 2020, the regional governor said in an interview.
Expansion of the mine, first developed by Russian steel and coal pr…
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The slowdown in the global economy during 2019 continues to adversely affect metallurgical coal markets, but ASX-, Aim- and JSE-listed MC Mining says prices have improved following the quarter ended December 31.
Premium hard coking coal (HCC) prices …
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