Coal news and updates

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• Weekly US coal train loadings average 69.7 trains/day, down 0.9 train/day on week: STB

  25 Jan 2021

  Weekly coal train loadings averaged 69.7 trains/day in the week ended Jan. 15, down 0.9 train/day ... . ...Read More

• EU countries mull call for global coal power phaseout, end to fossil fuel subsidies: draft

  25 Jan 2021

  European Union countries could call on Monday for a global phasing out of polluting coal power and... . ...Read More

• Weekly US coal carloads total 57,665, down 17.9% on year: AAR

  22 Jan 2021

  Weekly US coal carloads totaled 57,665 in the week ended Jan. 16, down 5.1% from the previous week... . ...Read More

• Australia’s South32 says quarterly coking coal production up about 16%

  22 Jan 2021

  Diversified miner South32 Ltd S32.AX on Thursday reported an about 16% rise in second-quarter meta... . ...Read More

• China mulls lifting coal ban as Aussie trade war backfires big

  22 Jan 2021

  Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) reported yesterday that the Chinese government was in the preliminary... . ...Read More

• Biden Poised to Freeze Oil and Coal Leasing on Federal Land

  22 Jan 2021

  President Joe Biden is poised to suspend the sale of oil and gas leases on federal land, which acc... . ...Read More

• PIBT handles 1.04m tons of coal cargo in Dec 2020

  21 Jan 2021

  Pakistan International Bulk Terminal (PIBT) handled a record 1.04 million tonnes of coal cargo in ... . ...Read More

• Next round of coal auction to have only small and medium-sized mines

  21 Jan 2021

  The Ministry of Coal will offer only small and medium-sized mines in the second tranche of commerc... . ...Read More

• Mitsui to sell stake in Mozambique coal mine, logistics corridor to Vale

  21 Jan 2021

  Japan’s Mitsui & Co said on Thursday it has agreed to sell its stake in the Moatize coal... . ...Read More

• China’s spot thermal coal prices refresh record high

  20 Jan 2021

  Despite the moderate rebound in temperatures across most regions of China after late December&rsqu... . ...Read More

• Opponents of new coal policy say Alberta energy minister's gesture means little

  20 Jan 2021

  As public outcry grows over the dramatic expansion of coal leases along the previously protected f... . ...Read More

• Coal producer Yancoal Australia sees demand rebounding

  20 Jan 2021

  Yancoal Australia Ltd said on Tuesday it expects a rebound in demand for coal-fired electricity ge... . ...Read More

• Court strikes down Trump coal power plant rule

  20 Jan 2021

  A court has struck down the Trump administration’s rollback of an Obama-era rule regarding p... . ...Read More

• Miners trapped underground for week send out note to raise survival hopes

  19 Jan 2021

  Twelve miners trapped underground for more than a week in a Chinese gold mine have managed to get ... . ...Read More

• Beijing sees significant drop in coal consumption

  19 Jan 2021

  Beijing’s coal consumption fell significantly from 2015 to 2020, authorities said on Monday.... . ...Read More