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As Many As 43 Out of 85 Coal Blocks Have Yet to Receive 159 Clearances

Coal ministry data shows mine plans of eight blocks have yet to be approved as they are awaiting action from block operators. Environment clearances are pending…

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Social Transition and Why it Matters in Coal Mine Closure

Coal remains a significant contributor to the economies of the world, and backbone of many local communities, so simply closing coal mines can trigger a series …

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US Coal in Downward Spiral, Says EIA

The US Energy Information Administration has released its Annual Coal Report for 2018, revealing that the nation’s coal mining employment numbers have dropped …

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U.S. Coal Production Employment has Fallen 42% Since 2011

The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Coal Report shows that coal mining employment has declined in the past decade as coal demand has decr…

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Albanese says Australia Should Continue to Export Coal

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has backed the case for Australian coal exports amid a divisive debate on shutting down the trade to act on climate change, arguin…

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Revealed: UK Banks' £25 billion Support for Global Coal

HSBC, Standard Chartered, Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland have continued to finance companies which are investing in new coal plants even after the Paris cl…

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Anglo to Sell 12% of Australian Coal Mine to Japanese Partners

Mining group Anglo American is selling a 12% stake in its coking coal operations at Grosvenor in Queensland, Australia, to a group of Japanese partners for arou…

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Coal-Fired Power Is Declining Thanks to a Slowdown in India and China

After more than a century as the world’s dominant source of electricity, coal may finally be losing its importance. Coal-fired power production is projected to…

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How to Make Coal Mining Sustainable

Notwithstanding the optimism over renewables displacing fossil fuels rapidly, coal will continue to dominate India’s electricity generation for at least a coup…

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Australia's New Hope Will Face Output Risk for Lack of Government Approvals

Australian coal producer New Hope Corp Ltd said on Tuesday said 2020 output at its New Acland mine will fall to around 60% of the previous year's levels in the …

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World Clings to Coal for Power Despite Mounting Climate Protests

The world's attempts to quit coal are failing. Whatever rich nations do to move away from the dirtiest fossil fuel, those efforts are being outpaced by developi…

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Illegal Mining Operations in Ecuador Down by 60%

Ecuador’s Agency for Mining Control and Regulation ARCOM reported that illegal mining operations in the country went down by 60% during the period January-Octo…

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'Australia must Stop Selling coal': Branson Calls for Climate 'Revolution'

English billionaire Sir Richard Branson has called on Australia to become a world leader in the renewable energy space, saying that "if you do the right thing, …

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​China Installed 28GW of Thermal Capacity So Far in 2019

Coal production should continue to increase, as 40 new large and medium-sized coal mines with a cumulated capacity of 196 Mt were approved during the 9-month pe…

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Anthracite Coal Market to Reach US$68.8 Billion by 2027

With special focus on anthracite coal, its demand has increased massively in the last few years.The mined anthracite coal market to witness incremental opportun…