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4 days ago · Global coal demand will reach a record high of 8.77 billion metric tons (mt) in 2024, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). For the last few years, the notoriously biased IEA predicts...
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4 days ago · Global coal demand will reach a record high of 8.77 billion metric tons (mt) in 2024, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). For the last few years, the notoriously biased IEA predicts that global coal demand will level off some time in the future, only...
Corsa Coal Faces Challenges Underground
Mar 14, 2024 · Q4 2023 proved to be another challenging quarter for Corsa Coal. The company’s Horning mine encountered adverse geology underground. An unplanned section move was made to relocate mining activities to an area with better mining conditions.
ACNR Idles Lila Canyon Indefinitely - Coal Age
Jan 4, 2024 · The Lila Canyon underground coal mine, located near Price, Utah, has been idled indefinitely, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. A WARN notice filed with the Utah Department of Workforce Development said that as many 150 employees could be laid off by January 19, 2024.
Iron Senergy: Cumberland Will Continue to Operate - Coal Age
Apr 4, 2024 · When Iron Senergy acquired the mine from Contura Energy in December 2020, the Cumberland mine was scheduled to be permanently closed at the end of 2022. In the last three years, however, Iron Senergy has deployed more than $130 million to extend the life of, and invest in the future success of, the Cumberland mine.
Anglo Fights Fire at Grosvenor Mine in Australia - Coal Age
Jul 8, 2024 · Anglo American suspended production at its Grosvenor coking coal mine in Queensland, Australia, following a methane ignition on June 29, 2024. Local media reports showed smoke billowing from the shaft of the longwall mine and the fire continues to burn.
Iron Senergy Revives the Cumberland Mine - Coal Age
Jan 4, 2022 · This year, the Cumberland mine will produce more than 6 million tons of clean coal, a substantial improvement over the last couple of years. Next year, with continued improvement and additional room-and-pillar production, the mine could produce 6.5 million tons of clean coal.
Hallador Restructures Sunrise Coal
Feb 23, 2024 · Halldor will close the Prosperity (above) and Freelandville surface mines and refocus production at its two remaining underground mines. (Photo: Hallador Energy) Hallador Energy announced a restructuring of the company’s Sunrise Coal Division in Indiana.
Arch Coal Starts Development of New Coking Coal Mine in West …
Feb 14, 2019 · Arch Coal Inc. has commenced development of a new, world-class longwall mine in Barbour County, West Virginia, that will produce an estimated 3 million tons of premium, High-Vol A coking coal annually for sale into an undersupplied global marketplace.
Sev.en Energy Buys Blackhawk Mining - Coal Age
Jun 4, 2020 · European company Sev.en Energy AG has acquired U.S. coal operator Blackhawk Mining LLC, which operates nine mining complexes in three states: West Virginia, Kentucky and Indiana. Blackhawk mines and sells metallurgical, thermal, PCI, stoker and specialty coals from the Central Appalachian Basin (CAPP) and thermal coal from the Illinois Basin (ILB).