US Indigenous coal miners with black lung disease unlikely to qualify for federal support
Mining News Pro - Indigenous coal miners may develop disabling black lung disease but are less likely to qualify for medical benefits using currently required lung function standards rather than standards specific to Indigenous populations, according to new research.
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European insurers are underwriting 30% of US coal, study says
Mining News Pro - Some of Europe’s biggest insurers are underwriting close to a third of the coal production that takes place in the US, even after pledging to target net zero emissions, according to a report by climate campaign group Insure Our Future.
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US coal prices climb past $200 as global energy crunch boosts demand
Mining News Pro - US coal prices surged past $200 for the first time as a global energy crunch drives up demand for the dirtiest fossil fuel.
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Increasing demand for US coal pushes workforce numbers up in Q2’22
Mining News Pro - Total US coal production rose in the second quarter of 2022 compared to a year earlier, and a sustained rise in demand for the fuel used in domestic and power generation allowed companies to increase their worker head counts, S&P Global Market Intelligence reports.
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Biggest US coal miner surges as global energy crisis boosts demand
Mining News Pro - The global energy crisis that’s fueling demand for coal boosted third-quarter results for Peabody Energy Corp., pushing up shares 17%.
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US coal use is rebounding under Biden like it never did with Trump
Mining News Pro - Donald Trump vowed to revive the coal industry, but it’s President Joe Biden who’s seeing a big comeback of the dirtiest fossil fuel.
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Bowen Rail on track for Bravus coal delivery
Mining News Pro - Bowen Rail Company has taken a step closer to transporting its first coal for Bravus Mining and Resources’ Carmichael coal mine in north Queensland with the arrival of its state-of-the-art locomotives.
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US coal miners could be next in line for industry bailouts
Mining News Pro - There isn’t much that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Sierra Club agree on, but one of those rare things is a measure that’s part of the bipartisan infrastructure package to be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives later this month that would fund $11.3 billion to remediate coal mines abandoned before 1977.
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US coal miners call on Trump to move on
Mining News Pro - Support from coal miners helped Donald Trump win the US presidency four years ago. Now, the leader of the nation’s top mining union is calling on Trump to “move on”, adding that ongoing efforts to challenge vote counts and pressure state elections officials are a “threat to our entire form of government and the American way of life.”
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US coal suffers one-two punch as plants shut, miner deal nixed
Mining News Pro - The U.S. coal mining industry was dealt a double blow Tuesday, with seven power plants slated for closure and a planned joint venture between two mining giants abandoned.
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Allegiance issues note for US coal funds
Mining News Pro - Allegiance Coal has secured up to A$8-million in funding through a convertible note issue to investment fund Mercer Street Global Opportunity Fund.
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US coal consumption drops to record low
Mining News Pro - Coal consumption in the US has hit a record low as the pandemic slashes energy demand.
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US coal forecast cut as virus forces workers to stay home
Mining News Pro - U.S. coal production will fall even more sharply than expected this year as the coronavirus forces businesses to close down, dragging down demand for electricity.
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US coal production to slump 22% this year
Mining News Pro - US coal production will fall by 22% in 2020, as coronavirus-related stay-at-home orders drag down demand for electricity and coal mines have been idled for extended periods as a result of Covid-19.
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Pandemic hits beleaguered US coal industry hard
Mining News Pro - The spreading coronavirus pandemic may too heavy of a burden for the already struggling coal miners in the United States, with three companies announcing operations halts due to measures to contain the spread of the disease.
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ESG issues limit US coal industry’s resistance to pandemic
Mining News Pro - US domestic demand for thermal coal will fall in the near term as individual states shut down much of the industrial economy to try and stem the coronavirus pandemic, and as slowing economic activity cuts US electricity demand in the second quarter of 2020, Moody’s Investors Services said Thursday in a research note, adding that it expects an unprecedented shock to the global economy in the first half of 2020.
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Foresight latest US coal miner to file for bankruptcy
Mining News Pro - Foresight Energy became on Tuesday the latest coal miner to file for bankruptcy, saying the global economic slowdown triggered by the coronavirus epidemic had pushed it over the edge.
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BlackRock cuts stake in US coal giant after climate pledge
Mining News Pro - Less than a month after vowing to unwind its investments in coal, BlackRock Inc. has cut its stake in the biggest U.S. miner.
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US coal giant is ‘unglued’ as $800m takeover sours
Mining News Pro - U.S. miner Contura Energy Inc.’s $800 million bet on international coal markets is souring.
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US coal miners lobby Congress to fund Black Lung Trust Fund
Mining News Pro - Coal miners from West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Virginia, some sick with black lung disease, went to Capitol Hill this week to lobby Congress to fund the Black Lung Trust Fund, only to leave the meeting disappointed.
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US Coal Exports Reached 105 Million Tons in 2018
Mining News Pro - Coal export of United States has reached the highest for the second time, due to the demand during the last years.
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First US coal plant in years opens where no options exist
Mining News Pro - One way to boost coal in the US: Find a spot near a mine with no access to oil or natural gas pipelines, where it’s not particularly windy and it’s dark much of the year.
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HELE technology to start a revival in US coal power
Mining News Pro - In America “Reinvigorating American Energy Infrastructure Act,” introduced by Sen. Todd Young (R-Indiana) on November 19, proposes to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
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US coal exports sure victims of Hurricane Florence — WoodMac
Mining News Pro - As Hurricane Florence — a monster Category 2 storm — takes aim at southeastern United States, one of the country’s most important coal export hubs has halted operations due looming damage to ships and infrastructure, analysts at Wood Mackenzie said Thursday.
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Hurting for buyers, US coal miners are learning to love India
Mining News -NEW YORK – The big bright spot for US coal miners is located halfway around the world.
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