South Africa miners back gradual move away from coal-fired power

The gloomy data points to a further loss of economic momentum as a trade dispute with the US piles pressure on China's vast manufacturing sector.

Electric utilities have already spent billions of dollars to meet the requirements.

1,349 announced mining deals valued at $86B through December 18, up 60% from 2017.

Adani can start work on building the rail line to connect Carmichael to Queensland’s freight network, but cannot start building the mine just yet.

South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) exported a record 76.47 million tonnes of coal in 2017, and aims to export 77 million tonnes this year.

The accident is the worst mining disaster in the Czech Republic since 1990, when 30 miners died in a fire at a mine near Karvina in the same region.

The investigation tracked the plights of former coal miners suffering from the disease.

Most ore will be sourced locally from various locations including the northwestern states of Zamfara, Kebbi and Kaduna, as well as the central states of Kwara and Niger.

Coal consumption is on the rise and will remain roughly stable over the next five years, the International Energy Agency forecasts.