China considers price controls on surging coal market

Shanghai rebar surges 4.4 pct after Handan steel, coking cuts.

Company has agreed to sell its 80% stake in the Kestrel mine to a consortium comprising of private equity manager EMR Capital and Indonesian coal company Adaro Energy.

Poland's biggest mining firm, state-run PGG, expects its coal output to rise slightly this year from around 30 million tonnes in 2017.

Alberta is boosting its use of renewable energy, closing power plants that burn coal and in January increased its tax on carbon emissions by 50 percent.

Britain plans to phase-out coal use at its power stations by 2025 as a part of its efforts to meet its climate targets.

Australia's Whitehaven Coal is acquiring the Winchester South project, located in Queensland.

The Mining Association of Nova Scotia (MANS) is pleased the new provincial government budget provides funding to establish the Mineral Resources Development Fund (MRDF).

The acquisition includes Rio Tinto’s 82% stake in Hail Creek coal mine and its 71.2 % interest in the Valeria project.

ARM declared a dividend of 250 cents per share for the first half.