Mechel, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, has announced the temporary halting of mining at Mechel Bluestone in West Virginia, US, which is part of the company's mining division. Due to unfavorable market conditions, ...
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Anglo American said Thursday that it increased output of iron ore and metallurgical coal in the first quarter ended March 31, mainly due to a ramp-up in operations. Iron ore production rose 10% year on year to 11.3 million mt on increased ...
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Weekly coal carloads increased substantially in both the US and Canada for the week ending April 19, compared to a year ago, as warmer weather and increased production sparked renewed efforts to restock utilities with low stockpiles. US ...
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UK-based mining giant Anglo American Corporation has announced its production results for the first quarter of the current year. In the given quarter, iron ore production from Kumba Iron Ore increased by 10 percent year on year to 11.3 ...
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BHP Billiton has lifted its production guidance for Western Australian iron ore to 217 million mt for the 12 months to June 30, up by 5 million mt from its earlier estimate, the Melbourne-based miner said Wednesday. The "relatively ...
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Australian miner BHP Billiton has announced its production results for the third quarter and the first nine months ended March 31, 2014, lifting its iron ore production guidance for the financial year 2013-14 by five million mt to 217 ...
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US-based coal producer Walter Energy, Inc. has announced that it will begin idling its Canadian operations, including the Wolverine and Brazion coal mines in British Columbia, this month, due to the unfavorable coal pricing environment. ...
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The top natural gas analyst at Jefferies raised his 2014 gas price forecast 8% Thursday, citing a much higher than anticipated winter price in the first quarter and the end of coal's ability to keep gas prices range-bound. "The era of too ...
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US Powder River Basin 8,800-Btu/lb thermal coal for May delivery closed 20 cents higher at $13.05/st on Wednesday, the highest level for the front month since November 23, 2011, when the price closed at $13.75/st. PRB 8,800 physical May ...
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Johannesburg-listed Keaton Energy produced 2.19 million mt of thermal coal from its Vanggatfontein Colliery in the financial year ended March 31, up 45% on the year, according to its production update released Wednesday. It said all the ...
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The US will export 101 million st of coal this year and 96 million st in 2015, the US Energy Information Administration said Tuesday, down from March projections of 103 million st and 99 million mt, respectively. Continued economic ...
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In the January-March period of the current year, coal production in Russia went up by 0.4 percent year on year to 85.85 million mt, including 28.75 million mt of coal produced in March, according to Russia's Central Dispatching Department ...
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Australian coking coal producer Beacon Hill Resources has announced its interim results for 2013, reporting a net loss of $19.24 million, narrowing down from the net loss of $45.13 million in the previous year. The company's revenues ...
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The number of coal carloads that US railroads originated for the week ending Saturday totaled 113,414, down 0.6% from the prior week, but up 3% from the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday. For the ...
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Australia's New Hope Corporation Tuesday reported an 11.3% year-on-year fall in thermal coal production to 2.7 million mt in the half year ended January 31. The drop in production was attributed to the planned closure of its New Oakleigh ...