Coal Mining News

Montana eyes cashing in on 1.2 billion tons of coal (ABC Montana)
Mon 6 Jul 2009 2:49am
LAME DEER - Montana officials are on track to seek bids this fall to mine a massive reserve of state-owned coal near the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, a deposit with enough fuel to power the country for a year....


Canaries in the Environmental Coal Mine lecture (The Capital)
Mon 6 Jul 2009 12:09am
?Coral Reefs: Canaries in the Environmental Coal Mine featuring Dr. Nancy Knowlton from National Museum of Natural History....


Montana considers cashing in on 1.2 billion tons of coal (Great Falls Tribune)
Sun 5 Jul 2009 11:47pm
LAME DEER (AP) Montana officials are on track to seek bids this fall to mine a massive reserve of state-owned coal near the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation a deposit with enough fuel to feed the United States' coal appetite for a year....


Montana eyes cashing in on 1.2 B tons of coal (KIFI Idaho Falls)
Sun 5 Jul 2009 9:05pm
Associated Press - July 5, 2009 2:55 PM ET LAME DEER, Mont. (AP) - Montana officials are on track to seek bids this fall to mine a massive reserve of state-owned coal near the Northern Cheyenne......


South Africa: Exxaro, Sasol Unit Sign Coal Mine Deal (AllAfrica.com)
Thu 2 Jul 2009 10:24am
Johannesburg EXXARO , one of the biggest suppliers of coal to Eskom, has signed a joint venture agreement with Sasol Mining that could lead to the development of a mine double the size of Exxaro's Grootgeluk coal mine....


Arch Coal's Skyline Mine Earns Multi-State Safety Award For Third Consecutive Year...
Thu 2 Jul 2009 9:43am
Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI ) today announced that Skyline mine has earned top honors for underground mine safety among an eight-state region for a third consecutive year...


Petcoke booms as cement makers try to replace coal - Reuters India
Wed 1 Jul 2009 2:00pm
Petcoke booms as cement makers try to replace coalReuters IndiaAs a result petcoke prices have risen dollar 10.00 a tonne to dollar 35.00 during the past month and are likely to reach parity with coal prices later in the year. ...and more »...


Old coke ovens a sign of former booming economy - The-News-Leader
Wed 1 Jul 2009 10:17am
Old coke ovens a sign of former booming economyThe-News-LeaderI recently discovered on the Internet that remains of one post-Civil War steelmaking operation is not that far from here -- at Leetonia in Columbiana County ...and more »...


Indonesia investors eye BHP Billiton coal project - Reuters
Fri 26 Jun 2009 6:47am
Indonesia investors eye BHP Billiton coal projectReutersHaju was stage one of the Maruwai coal project, the 100 percent BHP Billiton owned metallurgical coal deposit, in Central Kalimantan which was expected to ...and more »...


Met coal shipments on Great Lakes slow - American Metal Market
Thu 18 Jun 2009 1:05am
Met coal shipments on Great Lakes slowAmerican Metal MarketShipments of metallurgical coal on the Great Lakes have declined dramatically, latest figures from the Lake Carriers' Association suggest. ...and more »...