It is our intent to keep you and your colleagues abreast of pertinent developments within the coal industry on a frequent basis. 

Accordingly, Coal Forum Headlines is a compilation of daily articles and stories about coal from around the region and the world. Upon reviewing this news stream, if you have suggestions to improve it or make it more useful please let us know.  And lastly, please share this with your colleagues and if they have an interest simply have them visit here to receive future editions directly.

Study: Black lung growing, especially in central Appalachia
Charleston Gazette-Mail
The rate of back lung disease in coal miners is growing, particularly in miners who work in central Appalachia, according to a study published in the ...

Column: Coal, nuclear still powering Georgia, US
The Augusta Chronicle
Another is carbon capture utilization and storage, a process that could lead to practical ways for converting carbon emissions into useful products like ...

Veteran miner says Trump restoring confidence, potential for industry
Cullman Times Online
The coal industry has been through ups and downs in recent years, but Randy Johnson believes the industry can come back under the administration ...

Letter: CCS and coal still a priority for Saskatchewan
Estevan Mercury
The editor: SaskPower's recent decision not to retrofit Boundary Dam (BD) Units 4 and 5 with carbon capture and storage (CCS) was difficult.

Judge void SW Indiana city's local coal mining ban
San Francisco Chronicle
BOONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A special judge has voided a southwestern Indiana city's sweeping ban of coal mining within three miles of its city limits.

'Disappearance of Coal': Barapukuria plant faces shutdown
The Daily Star
The acute shortage could have been averted if the officials of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL), the only supplier of coal to the plant, ...

Safety Agency Finds 10% of Veteran Coal Miners Have Black Lung Disease
Insurance Journal
More than 10 percent of America's coal miners with 25 or more years of experience have black lung disease, the highest rate recorded in roughly two ...

US miner Warrior Met Coal produced 1.93 mil over Q2: MSHA
S&P Global Platts
... where sales are described to be largely fully contracted, had 1.33 million st in output, according to US Mine Safety and Health Administration data.

About Future of Mining Americas 2018
Mining Review
... enabling attendees to discover the latest innovations and technologies which are driving mine productivity, mine efficiency and mine safety.

More than 100 jobs to go from major Hunter Valley coal mine, union says
ABC News
More than 100 workers at a major Hunter Valley coal mine are preparing to lose their jobs, according to a mining union, and it fears they will be ...

Tohoku Electric Power still to agree Japanese financial year term contract coalprice with major ...
S&P Global Platts
Singapore — Japan's traditional lead negotiator for the Japanese coal reference price, Tohoku Electric Power, confirmed Friday that it has not agreed ...

Coal power has to make up for unreliable wind
The Australian
The data also showed coal's share dropping from 63 to 61 per cent — thanks to the closure of Hazelwood; gas up from 18 to 21 per cent and total ...

2018 Friends of Coal Auto Fair to open today
Beckley Register-Herald
A whirlwind weekend of fancy cars, concerts, crafts and carnival rides opens today with the 2018 Friends of Coal Auto Fair at the Raleigh County ...

Virginia mining operations receive awards
WYMT News
The Mine Safety Program is recognizing the top eight mines for their safety ... Mountain Materials, Inc. Glade Spring # 2 Quarry, Washington County

MSHA seeks feedback on coal dust rule study; 'has no intention of rolling back the protections'
Safety+Health magazine
Arlington, VA — The Mine Safety and Health Administration is seeking input on a study of its respirable coal mine dust rule, as outlined in the 2014 ...

Tanzanians urged to explore coal mining opportunities
IPPmedia
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, Labour, Employment, Youth and the Disabled, Jenista Mhagama made the ...

In Michigan, a big divide between utilities on replacing coal
Energy News Network
Despite similar long-term clean energy goals, Michigan's two major utilities have competing visions for replacing their coal generation over the next ...