The production of coal Xinjiang autonomous region is expected to reach 80 million tonnes in 2009 and 150 million tonnes in 2010. For more information, click here
NMDC Ltd, the largest supplier of iron ore in India, is said to have signed an agreement with West Australian mineral resources developer Stirling Resources Ltd to jointly identify and acquire coking coal and iron ore assets in Australia and New Zealand. For full story, click here
GMR Energy has acquired Indonesian coal company PT Barasentosa Lestari for $80 million. For more information, click here
State Administration of Work Safety has announced to shut down 1000 small coal mines this year to further eliminate obsolete capacity. For more information, click here
Coal prices at Qinhuangdao Port, China’s largest coal trans-shipment port, continued to dip from February 16th to February 23rd due to growing stockpiles. For full story, click here
Indian steel makers are reluctant to finalize annual contracts for coking coal for 2009-10 as they are trying for a price below USD 100 per tonne against a high of USD 300 a tonne in 2008. For full story, click here
Thermal coal spot prices at DES ARA Index of globalCOAL slumped in the week ended on February 20th 2009. The spot prices in the week ended February 20, 2009 moved up by 3.39%. For more information, click here
State-run miner Coal India’s arm, Eastern Coalfields, will outsource lifting and transportation of coal from its Rajmahal open cast mine. For full story, click here
Philippine coal producer Semirara Mining Corporation plans to export 2.5 million tones of coal this year. For more information, click here For company’s website, click here
Australia’s competition regulator has decided against extending a shipping queue management system at one of Australia’s busiest coal export ports due to fewer ships visiting the port as well as competition issues. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) said: It would not allow coal exporters an extension to operate the system at the Dalrymple Bay terminal [...]
Friday, February 27, 2009