The Woodhouse Colliery would take two years to build at a cost estimated in 2019 of 165 million pounds.

The center is home to companies and researchers developing commodities like asphalt, graphene, graphite, agricultural char, carbon fiber and more — using coal and coal byproducts.

A previously-stalled legislative effort to fast-track energy projects could be attached to a must-pass defense bill.

PNG wants progress on undeveloped projects as it sees opportunities to boost resource sales to Asia.