KARACHI: Presiding over the 30th Sindh Coal Authority (SCA) board meeting, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday awarded an exploration licence to the Sindh Lakhra Coal Mining Company (SLCMC) to conduct a feasibility study for development of mining over 20,000 acres of land in
It would employ 58 people and mine 250,000 tonnes of coal annually. The scheme is being pushed by Stevenson mining, which has teamed up with previous holders of a mining licence for the area, Rangitira Developments. It won resource consent in November from Buller District and West Coast Regional
They say one person's trash is another person's treasure, and that could quite literally be the case for toxic coal mine waste. A group of researchers at West Virginia University is currently building a prototype treatment facility that will clean up runoff from old coal mines while simultaneously skimming out
"Open cut coal mining is not pretty," he said. "I have seen the land rehabilitation at Acland and it is not too bad. They're doing a good job." While the Department of Environment and Science has yet to detail its reasoning behind Wednesday's decision, there was an acceptance from some that campaigns
Queensland's Department of Environment and Science (DES) has refused to award an amended environmental authority (EA) to New Hope Group's $900m expansion of the open-cut New Acland coal mine in Australia. The decision is consistent with the recommendation made by Queensland Land Court
"No new coal mines need to be allocated/auctioned beyond the current pipeline," according to the latest study by Coal India Limited (CIL). CIL commissioned the study, Coal Vision 2030, to assess the future demand scenario for the coal sector in India up to 2030. This analysis comes at a time when the
Queensland's environment department will not grant approvals for the proposed $900 million expansion of the New Acland coal mine. It is understood the department decided not to grant an environmental authority for the controversial Darling Downs project, necessary for New Hope - the parent company
Campaigners and local residents are calling on the Government not to let new open cast coal mining projects go ahead, as the UK moves away from the fossil fuel. In a letter to Communities Secretary Sajid Javid, residents from County Durham and the Coal Action Network campaign have urged him to
That said, thermal coal (that is, the stuff burned in power plants) from the Powder River Basin is about as competitive a lump as can be mined in the U.S., certainly vis-a-vis Appalachian coal. Moreover, almost half of Arch's cash margin comes from coking coal, used in steel production and, therefore, less
China will carry out "special action" in 2018 to crack down on illegal coal mining to ensure safe mine operations and reduce output capacity, the State Administration of Work Safety said in a statement today. Coal mines who fail to meet safety measures or operational standards will be ordered to close and
Common violations include employees working longer hours than permitted, oversized mine capacity, and employing too many workers, the statement said. The safety watchdog last month reported 219 coal mining accidents in 2017 and 375 fatalities, down dearly 30 percent from 2016. Annuals deaths in
Common violations include employees working longer hours than permitted, oversized mine capacity, and employing too many workers, the statement said. The safety watchdog last month reported 219 coal mining accidents in 2017 and 375 fatalities, down dearly 30 percent from 2016. Annuals deaths in
Funding appears to have dried up for the $16.5 billion coal mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin, with yet another setback revealed last week. Rail operator Aurizon walked away from plans to build a rail line linked to the mine, withdrawing its application for a $5 billion government-funded loan from the
Land which once served as Solid Energy's Huntly East Mine has been snapped up by the neighbours. New owners Murray and Jennifer Allen have bordered the 112-hectare plot for over 30 years. Historically, the ex-coal mining land was a lake and the Allens have been looking forward to seeing the lake
At the end of the 20th century, black lung, a common term for several respiratory diseases caused by coal mine dust exposure, hit an all-time low. Experts reported just 31 cases of the worst form of the disease. But reports of black lung have surged. Now, epidemiologists from the National Institute for
Australia's largest rail freight operator withdrew an application for a A$1bn (US$777m) state-backed loan on Friday to build a rail line to support development of the Galilee Basin, one of the world's largest untapped coal reserves. The decision by Aurizon represents another setback to Indian mining groups,
Cape Town - The global drive towards lower carbon emissions and regulations addressing climate change are among the challenges to the coal mining sector, according to research by the Chamber of Mines. The chamber's coal leadership forum released its coal strategy report at a briefing on the
The US' Bay Point Advisors has provided funding to several coking coal mining and trading companies, including two Mission Coal entities, as met coal
Prior to his nomination, Rajkovich worked in Kentucky representing coal companies and argued cases before the commission he is nominated to serve on, according to his online biography. A CNN review has shed new light on Rajkovich's work on behalf of the mining industry, including his representation
An epidemic of severe and rapidly progressive black lung disease is emerging among coal miners in Appalachia. Case counts from just three clinics in the region reveal the highest disease levels that doctors have ever reported, according to a study published in JAMA this week. Between January 2013 and