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Arch Coal Wins Statewide Safety and Environmental Awards in Colorado and West Virginia

Arch Coal, Inc. today announced that employees in Colorado and West Virginia recently earned a total of 10 statewide safety and environmental awards, including Colorado's top coal mine safety award.

13 Mar 2013

CONSOL Energy Wins Greenlands Award for Outstanding Reclamation Work

CONSOL Energy earned the West Virginia Coal Association's top honor for reclamation, Friday, when it was named the recipient of the Greenlands Award recognizing outstanding performance in reclamation work it completed at its Consolidation Coal Company's Turkey Gap Complex, near Matoaka, W. Va.

From CONSOL Energy Inc. 12 Mar 2013

PwC Report Shows Coal Makes Significant Contribution to British Columbia Economy

A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) shows that coal makes a significant contribution to the British Columbia economy through employment, tax revenue and contribution to provincial GDP. In 2011, the coal industry generated an estimated $3.2 billion in provincial GDP and approximately $715.2 million in tax revenue for all levels of government including $399 million in tax revenue generated by economic activity and $316.2 million in mineral tax payments to British Columbia.

18 Feb 2013

Ohio State University Researchers Find New Way to Create Clean Energy Using Coal

A new form of clean coal technology reached an important milestone recently, with the successful operation of a research-scale combustion system at Ohio State University. The technology is now ready for testing at a larger scale.

7 Feb 2013

Vale's Coal Mine In Mozambique To Order Pumps From Metso

Vale, one of the world's leading mining companies, has signed a major contract with Metso to deliver 110 heavy duty slurry pumps to their Moatize coal mine in Mozambique. The order is part of Vale's plan to incre...

From Metso Corporation 28 Jan 2013

FLSmidth to Supply Material Handling and Mineral Processing Equipment for Moatize Coal Mine

FLSmidth has won a contract worth approximately USD 112m (DKK 658m) from Vale, its long-term Brazilian customer, to supply Material Handling and Mineral Processing equipment for Vale's Moatize coal mine in the Tete Province of Mozambique.

From FLSmidth 11 Jan 2013

Paragon Report Releases Market Updates on Coal Industry

After a dismal 2012, the Coal Industry looks to be on the upswing as a recent report from the International Energy Agency predicts global coal demand over the next five years to grow at an average of 2.6 percent a year. The Market Vectors-Coal ETF (KOL) has gained nearly 7 percent over the last month. The Paragon Report examines investing opportunities in the Coal Industry and provides equity research on Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. and Peabody Energy Corporation.

11 Jan 2013

PHI Group to Acquire 70% Equity Ownership in PT. Tambang Sekarsa Adadaya Coal Asset

PHI Group, Inc., a company focused on energy and natural resources, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 70% of equity ownership in PT. Tambang Sekarsa Adadaya ("TSA"), an Indonesian company, in exchange for cash and stock.

4 Jan 2013

Canada Coal Applies for Additional Exploration Licences within Fosheim Peninsula

Canada Coal Inc. (the "Company" or "Canada Coal"), is pleased to announce that it has applied for an additional 11 coal exploration licences within the Fosheim Peninsula region on Ellesmere Island. Once granted, these licences will add an additional 280,000 acres to Canada Coal's project area in key areas surrounding planned exploration drill targets, taking the Company's total coal licence holdings to 86 licences covering approximately 2,722,627 acres.

20 Dec 2012

Norfolk Southern Announces Completion of Lamberts Point Export Coal Facility Upgrade

Norfolk Southern has completed a major upgrade to its Lamberts Point export coal transload facility in Norfolk, positioning it to remain the largest and fastest coal transload facility in the Northern Hemisphere. More commonly known simply as Pier 6, the facility transfers coal hauled by train from Appalachian coal fields to ships bound for world markets.

30 Nov 2012