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Mine rescuers train to be prepared to save lives | WV News | wvnews.com
WV News
Teams line up – 21 of them – but they're not here to kick a ball. These are coal miners, and despite the heat, they're wearing helmets and a self- ...

How rich is Donbas? The Ukrainian coal and mineral hub that Putin wants to end the war
The Economic Times
The war has devastated Donbas's coal industry. In 2014 alone, production dropped by more than 22 per cent compared with the previous year. Follow ...

Sask. community fights to keep its coal plant running - YouTube
YouTube
With much of the world turning away from coal-generated electricity, Estevan, Sask., fought to keep its coal plant running.

Peabody Energy to Announce Coking Coal Bid Decision by August 19 - AInvest
AInvest
- The acquisition targets premium metallurgical coal operations, aligning with Peabody's strategy to strengthen its position in high-grade coal ...

Driverless coal trucks push efficiency limits in Inner Mongolia - CGTN
CGTN
In Yimin coal mine, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, fleets of driverless trucks aren't just matching human performance – they're ...

Core Natural Resources drops after delaying restart of West Virginia coal mine - MSN
MSN
Core Natural Resources drops after delaying restart of West Virginia coal mine. 1mo. Core Natural Resources (NYSE:CNR) -3.1% pre-market Monday after ...

Balancing fire safety and climate impact: Methane management strategies in coal mining
World Coal
Not all sites produce equal emissions, either, as China accounts for 75% of mine-related methane but just 50% of overall coal mining. Advanced ...

'Big Beautiful Bill' will cost Wyoming $50 mil. State lawmakers are worried
Wyoming Public Radio
The BLM is undoing the Biden administration's moratorium on new coal mining in northeast Wyoming. The process is being expedited because of ...

Coal Mining Design Animation: 2025 Innovations - Farmonaut
Farmonaut
How does coal mining design animation improve mine safety? Animated mining models visually identify potential dangers such as unstable roofs, high ...

Peabody expects higher 2025 PRB coal sales | Latest Market News - Argus Media
Argus Media
Coal producer Peabody Energy boosted its outlook for 2025 Powder River basin (PRB) coal sales to be higher year-prior shipments, citing gains in ...

Court Ruling Favors 2 Coal Miners Who Sued Over Trump Cuts - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
A federal judge has issued another favorable ruling for two coal miners who sued to get black lung benefits. U.S. District Judge Irene Berger on ...

China's steel and coal output falls as supply pressures and bad weather bite - WION
WION
Thermal coal producers have been shielded from deeper cuts due to surging electricity demand amid summer heatwaves, but coking coal miners ...

PSC listens to testimony | News, Sports, Jobs - The Intermountain

The Intermountain
The West Virginia Legislature passed a bill in 2023 allowing for securitization. ... coal inventories or received coal shipments that we were ...

MSHA silica rule delay poised to linger long past rescheduled compliance date
Charleston Gazette
... West Virginia having a persistently high concentration of such miners. Just 44.7% of coal miners nationwide were employed in West Virginia ...

Global shocks have debunked the peak coal myth - Miningmx
Miningmx
“We changed our wording,” Carlos Fernández Alvarez, head of gas, coal and power markets at the IEA, told the newspaper. Don't tell this to Vuslat ...

US coal markets remain quiet to open summer | S&P Global
S&P Global
US coal market prices held flat again in July despite supportive summer load and natural gas prices. Production and shipments remain elevated year ...

China's July coal output falls to lowest level in over a year - Reuters
Reuters
China's coal output in July fell to the lowest level since April 2024, data from the statistics bureau showed on Friday, the first year-on-year ...

Southwest Virginia coal company plans layoffs - Cardinal News
Cardinal News
A metallurgical coal mining company in Southwest Virginia will lay off 72 people by mid-October, according to notices filed with state officials.

Coal logistics consolidation: A net-zero productivity play for Australia | IEEFA
IEEFA
Rail freight operations contribute 95% of the rail sector's direct emissions – about 4Mt of CO2-equivalent annually – while coal mining adds another ...

The green future of coal mining | Watch - MSN
MSN
The green future of coal mining ... Coal is by far the dirtiest fossil fuel. But could it have a shot at redemption... through geothermal energy? More ...

UMWA's Sanson concerned MSHA may offer compromise on silica dust rule
WV MetroNews
Sanson said silica dust has become more prevalent in coal mining in recent years because mining is done in thinner seams of coal more rock has to be ...

Proposal to Restore Coal Mine Regulatory Oversight Rules - The National Law Review
The National Law Review
(“SMCRA”) specifies that governmental responsibility for regulating the coal industry “should rest with the States.” SMCRA § 101(f). To accomplish ...

Weekly: China's thermal coal price rises slow as buyer resistance grows - Sxcoal
sxcoal.com
China issues most comprehensive revision of coal mine safety rules in decades. 4 · China's coking coal prices face limited downside despite cautious ...

Protestors rally in Holland, call for Campbell coal plant to close - Michigan Advance
Michigan Advance
Ottawa County residents continued to call for the closure of the coal-fired J.H. Campbell coal plant on Friday, decrying a Trump Administration ...