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Revival effort targets West Virginia’s long-stalled Spruce Mine
POLITICO Pro
A new report examines an effort to revive West Virginia’s long-stalled Spruce Mine. The proposed return of the project brings a significant Appalachian coal-permitting dispute back into focus.

PJM asks FERC to reject Mon Power’s winter-operations complaint
RTO Insider
PJM has urged federal regulators to reject Mon Power’s complaint concerning winter operations. The dispute involves the West Virginia utility and the regional grid operator’s handling of winter power-system requirements.

MSHA says no mines met pattern-of-violations criteria in fiscal 2026
MSHA
The Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that none of the nation’s approximately 12,000 mining operations met its pattern-of-violations criteria in fiscal 2026. The determination concerns the agency’s screening for repeated significant safety violations.

MSHA reopens comments on proposed respirator rule
Safety+Health Magazine
MSHA is reopening the comment period on a proposed rule that would allow the use of certain nonpermissible respirators. The additional feedback will inform the agency’s review of the proposed equipment requirements.

Turkey’s thermal-coal imports reach four-year low amid record hydropower
S&P Global
Turkey’s thermal-coal imports fell to their lowest January–August level since 2022. Record hydropower production reduced coal-fired generation and the need for imported fuel.

Indonesia proposes changing coal obligations for captive power plants
Shanghai Metals Market
Indonesia plans to exclude captive power plants, particularly those serving smelters, from miners’ domestic-market-obligation calculations. The proposed policy would require those plants to purchase coal at market prices rather than the regulated domestic price.

Report places Russia fourth among thermal-coal exporters
Ukrainska Pravda
A report citing BigMint data says Russia’s thermal-coal exports fell 18.6% in January–September, moving it behind South Africa. The figures cover a specific thermal-coal dataset; broader seaborne statistics covering all coal grades show a different trend.