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Allegiance Coal Ramping Up on Cue to Capture U.S. Coking Coal Price Boom
February 7, 2022
Allegiance Coal has quadrupled its revenues as it looks to take advantage of booming U.S. coking coal prices and ramps up to full scale production at its Black Warrior and New Elk mines. The ASX-listed, American coal producer saw revenues
Increased PRB Coal Production Points to Strong 2022
February 7, 2022
Coal production in the Powder River Basin saw growth in 2021 after a significant pandemic-related setback marred the extraction industry the year before. Amid an overall downturn in the demand for thermal coal, 2022 appears poised to be another productive
Signal Peak Fined $1 Million for Safety Issues
February 7, 2022
Signal Peak Energy, which operates an underground coal mine near Roundup, Montana, has been sentenced to pay a $1 million fine for violating mining health and safety standards. U.S. magistrate judge Timothy Cavan of the US District Court for the
Caterpillar Passes Milestone of 500 Autonomous Mining Trucks in Operation Worldwide
February 7, 2022
Caterpillar has long been recognized as the industry leader with the world’s largest autonomous fleet of haul trucks. Now, they’re excited to announce they’ve reached a significant milestone of 500+ Cat® autonomous trucks in operation worldwide. This achievement is exciting
Coal’s Not Dead, and Won’t Be for Years to Come
February 4, 2022
Coal may be losing market share as a major energy source in some parts of the world, but the death knell for the industry hasn’t sounded yet, and might not for decades. Thermal coal which is used for power generation,
Mexico Plans State Lithium Mining Company
February 4, 2022
Mexico’s president said Wednesday he will create a state-owned company to mine lithium and appeared to suggest he will seek to cancel one of the few existing permits held by a Chinese company. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador had said
Thiel-Backed Miner Partners With Bilfinger on Europe’s First Lithium Refinery
February 4, 2022
Rock Tech Lithium Inc. and Bilfinger SE have agreed to cooperate on building Europe’s first lithium refinery in a push to supply the region’s shift toward battery-powered cars. The Canadian miner and the German industrial services provider have signed a
Polish, Czech Governments Sign Deal to Keep Turow Coal Mine and Plant Operational
February 4, 2022
The prime ministers of Poland and the Czech Republic said on Thursday they have signed an agreement settling a long-running dispute over a lignite mine on the border of the two countries. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said the agreement
U.S. Eyes Rare Flower Habitat Amid Nevada Lithium Mine Fight
February 4, 2022
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed designating critical habitat for a Nevada wildflower it intends to list as endangered amid a conflict over a mine to produce lithium batteries for electric vehicles critical to the Biden administration’s plans
National Coal Council Reestablished as National Advisory Committee on Coal
February 3, 2022
The National Coal Council will be reestablished under a new name and with a revised mandate, the Department of Energy said Monday. The council’s charter lapsed more than two months ago, “in light of DOE’s commitment to fully evaluate the
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