Walter Energy appointment Mr Thomas Hoffman as VP
Walter Energy Inc, a leading, publicly traded "pure-play" producer of metallurgical ("met") coal for the global steel industry, announced the appointment of Mr Thomas F Hoffman as VP Communications.Mr Hoffman will be responsible for corporate communications, including communication with general and trade media, as well

US coal miners find work after losing jobs last month
AP reported that among the roughly 150 workers still trying to find work after losing their jobs when a central Illinois coal mine closed last month, 57 year old Roger Durbin isn't ready to give up carving coal out of the earth as his livelihood.The mine between Girard and Farmersville south of Springfield was the last

NMDC with Alpha Natural for coking coal mine buy in US
Two senior company officials said that state owned NMDC Limited is in talks with Alpha Natural Resources of the US to acquire majority stake in a coking coal mine in that country.The Hyderabad based miner has signed a confidentiality agreement with Alpha Natural Resources and is undertaking the due diligence process fo

Cloud Peak Eneryg safety milestone
Officials with the Cloud Peak Energy company, that owns a coal mine about 35 miles north of Sheridan, announced that their Cordero Rojo Mine in the northeastern part of the state has operated more than 1 million work hours, consecutively, without incurring a reportable injury to the Mine Safety and Health Administratio

Indian coal mining scam - SC directs ED to file status report on Coalgate by February 8th
The Supreme Court today directed the Enforcement Directorate to file by February 8 the status report on its probe into coal scam for suspected money laundering and foreign exchange rules violations.A bench headed by Justice R M Lodha also directed the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to share information relate

CoM asks Odisha to clear pending ML applications - Report
Business Standard reported that the Ministry of Coal has given the go-ahead to the Odisha government to process the pending mineral concession applications for the allocated coal blocks even as it prepares to seal the fate of 41 allocatees who have failed to get the mandatory clearances to start mining operation.Mr Viv

Rio Tinto accused of threatening Hunter job losses in NSW
Rio Tinto is accused of threatening the New South Wales Government with mass job losses unless its given the green light to expand an Upper Hunter mine.The New South Wales Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) is currently assessing Rio Tinto subsidiary Coal and Allied's latest request to modify its Warkworth coal mine.

Indian coal mining scam - Indian Govt names companies selected by it for coal blocks
In the ongoing hearing on Thursday before the Supreme Court in the coal block allocation controversy, the government presented information sought by the judges on Wednesday about companies selected and rejected by the screening committee.The judges wanted the list as they suspected a lack of objective criteria in the s

Indian coal mining scam - SC reserves order on scrapping of coal block allocations
PTI reported that the Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on scrapping of around 200 coal blocks allocation after holding a marathon arguments spanning over 16 months during which the Centre's role in awarding the natural resourses to private companies came under sharp criticism.A three-judge bench headed by

EBRD set lend USD 10 millino to Sharyn Gol
New efforts to improve environmental conditions in Ulaanbaatar are currently underway, with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development set to lend USD 10 million to Mongolian coal producers Sharyn Gol JSC for the development of plants to supply washed coal and smokeless fuel briquettes to Ulaanbaatar. Th