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• China’s benchmark power coal price edges down

  05 Mar 2021

  China’s benchmark power coal price dropped during the past week.   The Bohai-Rim St... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal production totals 10.6 million st, hits four-week high: EIA

  05 Mar 2021

  Weekly US coal production was estimated at 10.6 million st, jumping 20.2% from the previous week, ... . ...Read More

• Senate energy committee considers bill requiring power producers to stay at 2019 coal consumption levels

  05 Mar 2021

  The state Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee heard opposing perspectives at its meeting ... . ...Read More

• Port of Vancouver coal exports fall to 11-year low in 2020

  04 Mar 2021

  Coal exports out of the Port of Vancouver fell to an 11-year low 31.55 million mt in 2020, down 14... . ...Read More

• Montem Resources tests confirm Tier 1 hard coking coal at Chinook Vicary in Canada

  04 Mar 2021

  The company has received strong results from detailed coal quality test-work completed on large di... . ...Read More

• IEA chief backs India on coal, says no exit without financial support

  04 Mar 2021

  Lending his weight to India's stand on coal as an energy source, International Energy Agency (... . ...Read More

• China to cap annual coal output at 4.1B tonnes by 2025

  04 Mar 2021

  China's annual coal output will stand at no higher than 4.1 billion tonnes by the end of the 1... . ...Read More

• Central Appalachia 2020 coal deliveries to US power plants drop 37.5% on year: EIA

  03 Mar 2021

  Coal deliveries from Central Appalachia mines to US power plants dropped to 12.88 million st in 20... . ...Read More

• Power rationing in China is unrelated to Australian coal embargo

  03 Mar 2021

  In December and January, at the height of winter, central and eastern China undertook its most ext... . ...Read More

• Governor of top coal-mining state sets carbon-negative goal

  03 Mar 2021

  The governor of Wyoming, the top coal-mining state in the nation, announced a goal Tuesday to capt... . ...Read More

• Dalian coking coal hits 3-month low as supply, imports stabilize

  01 Mar 2021

  Chinese coking coal futures slumped on Monday, falling more than 6% to their lowest in three month... . ...Read More

• Mitsubishi pulls out of Vinh Tan 3 coal project in Vietnam

  01 Mar 2021

  Mitsubishi Corp has decided to pull out of the Vinh Tan 3 power plant in Vietnam, two sources fami... . ...Read More

• India’s coal import drops 12 % to 181 MT in Apr-Jan

  01 Mar 2021

  India’s coal import registered a drop of 11.59 per cent to 180.84 million tonnes (MT) in the... . ...Read More

• China's coal consumption share falls to 56.8% at end-2020

  01 Mar 2021

  China cut its coal use to 56.8 per cent of energy consumption at the end of 2020, maintaining its ... . ...Read More

• Five out of 15 coal fired power stations expected to lose money by 2025

  26 Feb 2021

  The increased uptake of renewables in Australia could see some coal fire powerplants lose money at... . ...Read More