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Transnet to Increase Capacity of Coal Rail Line Up To 91 Million tonnes
South Africa’s logistics group Transnet could raise the capacity on its coal rail line to 91 million tonnes in five to six years from 70 million, if the private sector helps foot the bill, its head said on Thursday.
Acting Chief Executive Chris Wells said the cost for the expansion would be “significant” and the company [...]
Shanxi Puda Coal Received Approval to Consolidate Four Additional Coal Mines in Pinglu County
In order to improve production efficiency and safety in the workplace and to reduce coal mine accidents, in early 2009, the province of Shanxi, the government issued a policy requiring the merger and consolidation of companies in the coal mining province of Shanxi. In accordance with government policy, large corporations coal production given the opportunity [...]
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 [...]
BHP Billiton and JFE Steel Agreement Affect Coking Coal and Iron Ore Prices increases 55 percent
BHP Billiton and JFE Steel have agreed on an annual coking coal prices and iron ore prices, thus affecting coking coal prices reach 55%. Agreements have been made by BHP Billiton and JFE Steel are valid for fifteen months, starting in April and June. Agreements made by the largest mining producers and the largest steel [...]
Energy Publishing Release : New Coking Coal Index Responds To Changing Coal Market
The risk of volatility as global steel-making coal markets strengthen led to creation of a new index to facilitate more flexible pricing, developers said Wednesday.
A set of three indices created by Tennessee-based Energy Publishing Co is intended to enable the industry to move away from annual contracts for the coal, also called coking coal, editor [...]
EPA Approves Mountaintop Removal Coal Mine in West Virginia
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved a controversial permit with water policy implications for a West Virginia mountaintop removal coal mine.
The permit now goes to the Army Corps of Engineers, which has final authority. The Obama administration has been wrestling with the issue of mountaintop mining’s impact on water quality.
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 [...]
