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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 [...]
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 [...]
Bathurst Resources Joint Venture with L&M Coal Holding Acquires Coking Coal Asset in New Zealand
Australian listed coal company Bathurst Resources has penned an agreement with L&M Coal Holdings to joint venture and ultimately acquire an outstanding hard coking coal asset in the Buller coal field in New Zealand through the acquisition of 100% of L&M Coal Limited.
Coal Prices Hits, Gloucester Coal Reported Net Income Decline 59 percent
Takeover target Gloucester Coal has posted a sharp fall in first-half profit, mainly because of a fall in the coal prices, and will not pay an interim dividend.
However, it says volumes and margins remain healthy and new markets are being identified to diversify sales.
Gloucester reported yesterday a 59 per cent drop in net profit to [...]
Mining Company BHP Billiton Iron Ore Production Highest Recorded
Mining company BHP Billiton iron ore production reported from several locations of their iron ore mines to reach the highest rate in the quarter. The highest production of iron ore from the Pilbara region, Western Australia. Production of iron ore from iron ore mines in the Pilbara region of about 54%.
Australian Mining Company Riversdale Plans To Build Coal Mines In Mozambique
Riversdale is an Australian mining company which has mining exploration investment in some countries. The increase in demand for coking coal and thermal coal from the steel industry and power plants to encourage increased investment in Riversdale opening new coal mines to increase coal production, so the company can compete with other coal mining.
Mining Demand Reported : China Increased Coal Imports Reached 16.4 Mln Tons
End of the year 2009 has changed the status of China as the country’s largest coal importer in the world. Previously China is the largest coal producer in the world. But closing some coal mines in China, especially coal mines in Shanxi, China’s coal production resulted in decreased sharply. Other factors increasing demand for coal [...]
