Q4 2014 Central Appalachian rail (CSX) and Powder River Basin 8,800-Btu/lb coal time spreads saw action Thursday in the US over-the-counter market, pushing prices higher. In the PRB 8,800 market, the Q4 2014 physical price closed 30 ...
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Brazil's Vale produced 1.785 million mt of coal during the first quarter, up 1.9% on the year to a record Q1 volume due to the ramp up of the Moatize mine in Mozambique, the diversified miner said in a production report published late ...
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The prospect of Beijing banning imports of low-calorific value thermal coal again loomed over the Chinese seaborne market as the policy was rumoured to form the centerpiece of a tough new environmental law enacted by China's parliament, ...
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Coal stocks at ports in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region have firmed to their highest levels this year at around 6 million mt, according to data collected from port sources Monday. Sources said coal stocks at EMO Dry Bulk Terminal ...
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The thermal coal Panamax freight market on Thursday lost some of the last week's bullishness as firm cargoes eluded the market, sources said Thursday. The coal freight market from Indonesia to India was quiet, market sources said, with ...
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Indian power utilities' thermal coal imports jumped by 26.5% to 79.7 million mt in fiscal 2013-2014, compared to 63 million mt a year ago, a Central Electricity Authority official told Platts Wednesday. Of the total, 36.6 million mt of ...
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The rail-delivered (CSX) Central Appalachian thermal coal spot price followed the European market lower Friday, while the Cal 2015 swap was seen trading in large volume after the 2:30 pm EDT Market-on-Close. CSX physical May closed lower ...
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Coal stocks at China's four major Bohai Sea ports totaled 16.359 million mt Sunday, down 654,000 mt or 3.8% week on week, Qinhuangdao Port said Tuesday. Coal stocks at Qinhuangdao Port fell 11.2% week on week to 5.24 million mt, at ...
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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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Chinese inquiries for imported thermal coal have picked up amid stabilizing domestic prices and lower freight rates, but a wide bid-offer spread continues to deter spot deals, sources said Tuesday. Australian suppliers have raised their ...
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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India imported around 14.9 million mt of coal at 21 major ports in March, up 41.7% from February, according to data released Monday by Indian ship broker Interocean. The March imports included 11.3 million mt of thermal coal, up 35.9% ...
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Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has set its April thermal coal reference price, also known as Harga Batubara Acuan, at $74.81/mt FOB, the lowest since December 2009 and down 2.86% from March 2014. The April 2014 HBA ...
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March coal exports from Virginia's Hampton Roads region totaled 4.35 million st, up 1.4% from February but down 23.7% from the year-ago month, the Virginia Maritime Association said Monday. Neither the association nor the individual ...
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