Coal mine

Australia

Yancoal Strikes US$2.4 Billion Deal for Australia's Largest Underground Coal Mine

Yancoal Australia has agreed to buy an 80 percent stake in Queensland’s Kestrel coal mine for up to US$2.4 billion, securing one of the country's most…

Coal Company

Coal India Limited to Invest in New Coking Coal Washeries

Coal India Limited (CIL) announced on March 27 that it will invest 3,300 crore to establish eight new coking coal washeries as part of a broader strategy to enh…

Australia

Australia’s New South Wales state to prohibit new coal mines

Australia’s second-largest coal-producing state, New South Wales (NSW), will prohibit new applications for fossil fuel mines as part of efforts to reduce emiss…

China

China Coal Mine Construction Group and Donghua Technology Sign Letter of Intent for Thai Potash Project Cooperation

On December 29, China Coal Mine Construction Group and Donghua Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. held a working meeting in Hefei, where they jointly signed a let…

Coal Mine

US Postpones Wyoming Coal Lease Sale After Disappointing Montana Auction

The U.S. Interior Department announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration had postponed a planned sale of coal leases on federal lands in Wyoming, just …

Thermal Coal

Trump Administration to Expand Coal Leasing, Fund Coal Plant Upgrades

The Trump administration announced on Monday a plan to expand coal mine leasing on federal lands and allocate substantial funding to support coal-fired power ge…

Coal Mine

China’s Largest Coalbed Methane Field Sees Output Top 4 Billion Cubic Meters

As of the end of August, China’s first large-scale coalbed methane field, the Daning-Jixian block in northern Shanxi Province, reached a cumulative produc…

Poland

STRABAG to Convert Wieczorek Coal Mine Into Sustainable Technology Hub

In July 2025, STRABAG, a European-based construction technology group, secured a contract to begin the first phase of redeveloping the historic Wieczorek coal m…

Coal Mine

US Issues Expedited Permit for Proposed Tennessee Coal Mine

On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior granted a permit to Hurricane Creek Mining LLC for a coal mine on Bryson Mountain, Claiborne County, Tennes…

Coal Mine

Trump Administration Approves Coal Mine Expansion to Boost Asia Exports

On Friday, the U.S. Interior Department approved a plan by Signal Peak Energy to expand coal mining operations at the Bull Mountains mine in Montana’s Mus…

Pumped Storage

BHP Weighs Pumped Storage Project at Closing Coal Mine

BHP, an Australian mining company, has partnered with ACCIONA Energía, a renewable energy and infrastructure firm, to study the feasibility of a pumped h…

Coal Mine

Khanye Colliery Becomes South Africa’s First Bettercoal Producer

Canyon Coal’s Khanye Colliery, located in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng, South Africa, will implement a four-year Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) under the …

Coal Mine

India Introduces Incentives to Promote Underground Coal Mining

India’s Ministry of Coal has launched new incentives to encourage underground coal mining, aiming to modernize the coal sector and promote sustainable pra…

Coal Production

SECL Signs $823M Agreement for Large-Scale Coal Production Utilising Paste Fill Technology

South Eastern Coalfields (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India, has signed a Rs70.4 billion ($823.6 million) agreement with TMC Mineral Resources to implement past…

Pumped Storage

BHP, ACCIONA Energía Partner on Pumped Hydro Project at Mt Arthur Coal

BHP, in partnership with ACCIONA Energía, a renewable energy and infrastructure firm, is exploring a pumped hydro energy storage project at the Mt Arthur…