Citric acid can be used to extract rare earth metals from coal ash

Australian imports were at 1.16 million tonnes last month, compared to 1.47 million tonnes in February 2018.

The Stanari coal-fired power plant in Doboj is the first privately-funded power plant in the Western Balkans.

Strong export prices are providing healthy cash flows for now. But with U.S. utilities largely shifting to cheap natural gas and clean renewables, there’s not much reason to dig new mines or scoop up acquisitions.

West Cumbria Mining plans to open the country’s first new deep coal mine is a step closer after councillors in the English county of Cumbria unanimously approved the project.

Kameron Coal’s Donkin mine has received four orders and six warnings from provincial authorities since limited production restarted on Jan. 25, following a roof cave-in last year.

Aussie miners paid A$30.6 billion in company tax and royalties in 2017-18.

Chinese coal traders are reported to have cut back on buying from Australia after the length of time taken by customs to clear cargoes reportedly doubled.

Miner has hit back at a push to make it more accountable for carbon emissions produced by its customers, including Chinese steel makers.

Eleven years ago, Cloud Peak Energy Inc. made an all-or-nothing bet its rivals were unwilling to match: that coal would remain indispensable to the U.S. power sector.