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Chinese coal traders hunt for short-term buys amid virus disruption
Yahoo Finance
By Muyu Xu and Melanie Burton. BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese coal traders and small coal-fired utilities are scrambling to lock in supplies of fuel from ...

Gov. Gordon touts coal industry resilience
The Sheridan Press
Gordon further promised miners he would have their backs as the coal industry comes under attack. Wyoming has yet to seize all available ..

Cheap shale gas menaces coal miner Consol even overseas
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
... gas companies to cut production and the move by some in the coal industry to do the same might mean improvement in prices for both commodities ...

House gives early nod to Wyoming coal marketing program
Oil City News
CASPER, Wyo. — With Wyoming's coal industry facing challenges, one proposal is to provide funding to market the industry. A bill that makes such a ...

Japan to build 22 coal-fired power plants
Indiana Environmental Reporter
Despite that reality, the governments of both nations have adopted policies to prop up the coal industry. In the U.S., the Trump administration has ...

Coal and Processed Coal Market Size by Global Industry Share, Growth, Regional Analysis ...
TechNews.mobi
The main sources are industry experts from the Coal and Processed Coal industry, including management organizations, processing organizations, ...

Coal India productivity up as retirees outnumber recruits
Economic Times
Kolkata: Coal India's costs are likely to fall as it will have 40,000 fewer employees in five years and will use better equipment, helping it face private ...

Chinese surveillance firm supplies smart CCTV to improve mining safety
Mining Technology
The high-quality video feed means that risks can be identified quickly, allowing the mine's safety team to respond sooner. Hikvision says the camera ...

Chinese coal miners speed up resumption after the break
Mysteel Global
China's coal production is gradually recovering after the Chinese New Year break ended on February 2, as the country's coal miners respond to a ...

State coal production dips in 2019
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
The state report shows that nearly 1,100 coal miners currently work in the state, including 335 at West Elk and 174 at Foidel Creek. Foidel Creek ...

DOE Secretary announces $64M in coal efficiency and low-emissions research
Utility Dive
Importantly though, for the coal industry, for coal miners in particular, we're going to look for new uses for coal," Brouillette said. The new coal research ...

Indiana Bill Seeks Slowdown of Coal Closures
RTO Insider
“We consistently state that every job is precious, and we have a lot of empathy for whether it be coal miners in southwest Indiana or car workers in ...

Coal Miners Trying to Find Ways to Bounce Back, Standout
ETF Trends
Fossil fuel producers, coal miners, in particular, are contending with a rough environment and outlook, which is weighing on the VanEck Vectors Coal ...

North Dakota to Receive $2.8 Million for Abandoned Coal Mines
KVRR
BISMARCK, N.D.–North Dakota is among about two dozen states set to receive millions in federal funding for reclaiming abandoned coal mines.

2020 to be pivotal for coal miners — report
MINING.com
After a Jekyll and Hyde year in 2019, and a decade characterised by China's disruption of the met coal trade, participants can be forgiven for being ...

Wyoming governor pledges to protect, promote fossil fuels
Thehour.com
Gordon also listed additional funding for promoting Wyoming's coal industry, which supplies almost half of the nation's coal for power plants, as a ...