Ukraine is seeking extra imports of anthracite coal from South Africa and other sources on looming shortages after supplies from Russia and territories controlled by pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk regions were suspended, ...
Tags: Coal, anthracite, natural gas
Bowie Resource Partners will become the US' largest Western bituminous coal producer following a deal with Peabody Energy, according to the company. The Louisville, Kentucky-based company expects the $358 million acquisition to nearly ...
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Coal provides nearly two thirds of China's energy, but for mining companies, this winter could not be more chilly. The government has done its best to save the day, but it is not enough to force up the price of coal, even in the short ...
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Russian steel producer Severstal has announced that its mining subsidiary Vorkutaugol has commissioned two new cat the Troynoy and Chetvertiy seams at the Komsomolskaya mine. The 612-s face at the Chetvertiy seam is expected to see ...
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St. Louis, Missouri-based Arch Coal announced Monday that it has idled its Cumberland River Coal Company complex as a result of weak coal prices in the market. The facility, located on the Virginia-Kentucky border, is comprised of two ...
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Arch Coal has sold its Hazard mining complex in eastern Kentucky to Blackhawk Mining LLC for $26.3 million, the St. Louis-based coal producer said Wednesday. The complex is made up of four active surface mines -- East-Mac & Nellie, Rowdy ...
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Shanxi, China's second largest coal producing province, accounted for more than one quarter of the country's total coal output in 2013, according to the Shanxi Coal Industry Bureau. China produced a total of 3.692 billion mt of coal in ...
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China's first direct coal-to-oil project, operated by the country's leading coal producer, Shenhua Group, produced 866,000 tonnes of oil products last year. The direct coal liquefaction line is located in Ejin Horo Banner, Ordos City in ...
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State-owned PetroChina has signed a purchase contract with Datang International Power Generation for natural gas supply into Beijing, PetroChina said Thursday. Under the contract, Datang will supply 4 million cubic meters/day of natural ...
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Arch Coal, Inc. announced Monday that Tygart Valley's Leer mine in northern West Virginia has begun operating its longwall mining system, representing a major milestone in the development of the overall mining complex. The Leer mine is ...
Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) today announced that Tygart Valley's Leer mine in northern West Virginia has begun operating its longwall mining system, representing a major milestone in the development of the overall mining complex. The Leer ...
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Arch Coal, Inc. announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Guffy property from Patriot Coal Corporation for $16 million in cash. The Guffy reserves are owned in-fee, are contiguous to Arch's Tygart Valley ...
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A large coal gasification project will be built in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the regional authorities said Sunday. The demonstration project in Zhundong area, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, will be the ...
China's appetite for coal, once seemingly unlimited, is starting to wane, and the effects are rippling far from the Middle Kingdom. With the world's second-largest economy, China in recent years has been driving demand for all sorts of ...
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As coal prices remain lackluster due to sluggish demand, Shanxi took measures to stabilize the local coal market and ease the mounting pressure that coal producers in the province have been feeling since January. The Shanxi provincial ...
Tags: Local Coal Market, sluggish demand