“The mining industry needs to do a better job of utilizing innovative technologies as a way of looking to clean up environmental liabilities.”

A senior cabinet minister said in a statement the ban implemented on Jan. 1 had been eased for miners that have met a requirement to sell a portion of their output for local power generation.

The government said it will stop using coal for electricity by that year as part of a “fair transition” of its coal regions.

A Polish government source said on Thursday Poland could seek to cut the planned compensation offered to the Czech Republic.

An estimated 1,500 cubic meters of liquid known as slurry leaked after a dam collapsed on Dec. 24 following heavy rains.

Indonesian authorities have yet to issue papers to allow 14 coal vessels to depart as the government prepared to assess whether to further ease the export ban.

The company on Tuesday said it completed the acquisition of the Cerrejon mine, at an estimated final cost of $230 million.

Central Appalachia posted its first price decline since July, falling 6.4% to $86.55 a short tonne for the week ending Jan. 7.