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Agreement Coking Coal Prices BHP and Indian Steelmakers Led to Increase Steel Prices


Indian steel maker signed an agreement with the coking coal price of BHP Billiton. Coking coal price approved for $200 per ton. Last year’s annual benchmark contract coking coal price of $ 129 per ton. Changes in coking coal prices are expected to affect the steel prices in India. The increases steel prices in India [...]

Sasol Coal Mining Company to Build New Coal Mine Exports


Coal mining company Sasol has allocated R3,1-billion for the new export coal mine to replace the depleting Twisdraai operation.
The Thubelisha export coal mine, already under construction, will also supply Sasol’s synfuels factory in Secunda, in Mpumalanga province.
Sasol Mining’s output in the six months to December 31 was up 6%, but its profit of R170-million was [...]

BHP Billiton Reached Agreement Coking Coal Sales with Europe and Asia Costumer


Coking coal mining company BHP Billiton has reached a deal volume of hard coking coal sales to customers in Europe and Asia for the year 2010. Asian countries agree on the purchase of coking coal from BHP Billiton, among others, China, India and Japan. All three countries are the largest steel producers in Asia and [...]

Gujarat NRE Sees Coking Coal Orders at Above $200/T


Metallurgical coke producer Gujarat NRE Coke expects long-term coking coal price contracts to be signed “anytime now” at over USD 200 per tonne, its managing director told Reuters on Tuesday.
Coking coal producers re-negotiate prices every year by January, but a spike in prices this year extended negotiations beyond the customary closure, Managing Director Arun Kumar [...]

PTC India Plans Joint Ventures for Coal Mining Assets


PTC India Ltd., the country’s largest power trader, plans to form joint ventures to buy stakes in mining projects abroad to help secure fuel supplies for Indian power producers who face coal shortages, its chairman said Monday.
New-Delhi based PTC plans to buy coal assets with overseas and Indian companies in Indonesia and Australia and may [...]

Brazil Invests Multi-Billion Dollar for Natural Resources in Africa


Brazil, South America’s largest economy, is riding the growing tide of investment in Africa.
In fact, it is boldly poised to edge out other newly emerging economies such as hina and India with multi-billion dollar investments in natural resources. In Africa, once remote regions of Mozambique are reportedly turning into boomtowns, bustling with migrant workers and [...]

JSW Steel Plans Investment In Coal Mining Assets


Largest steel maker in India, JSW Steel to search coal mining assets that allows for investment. Search coal mining assets include some countries that have the potential of coal resources. Investment plans in anticipation of a coal mine which supplies coal needed by the company to continue production of steel.

Peabody Energy To Invest $ 70 Million For Development Of Coal Mines In Australia


Coal demand continues to increase, particularly of steel companies in China and India. Both these countries are the largest coal importer. Trend of increasing coal pushed some coal mining companies increase their coal production to meet demand for coal. Climatic conditions and the growth of steel industry in China is a factor affecting the increased [...]

Australia-based Mining Company IRL to Develop Biharinath Coal Mine, West Bengal


IRL, Australia-based mining company has signed a letter of intent with Bankura DRI to develop and operate coal mines Biharinath. Contract operation and development of coal mines Biharinath will last for 30 years at a cost of AUD $ 500m investment. Biharinath coal mines located in the Indian state of West Bengal.