Polish court allows Turow coal mine to stay open for now
A Polish coal mine near the Czech border will be able to continue operating for now, the state news agency PAP reported on Wednesday, following the latest in a series of contradictory court rulings.
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US, Canada, Indigenous groups to collaborate on reducing river pollution from BC coal mines
The United States and Canada announced Monday they have agreed to cooperate to reduce and mitigate the impacts of water pollution from coal mines originating in British Columbia’s Elk-Kootenay watershed.
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JSW Steel in talks with Whitehaven for coal mine stake
India’s JSW Steel Ltd is in talks with Australian miner Whitehaven Coal for a stake in its Blackwater metallurgical coal mine, a source aware of the discussions said on Tuesday.
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Mexico finds first remains of coal miners lost in 2022 accident
Mining News Pro - Mexican authorities have located remains from two of the 10 coal miners trapped and killed at the El Pinabete mine in the state of Coahuila in August 2022, the government said in a statement on Thursday.
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Peabody to resume output at Australia coal mine next quarter
Mining News Pro - Peabody Energy Corp. plans to resume production next quarter at its North Goonyella mine in Australia, which has been closed since a 2018 fire.
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Glencore’s prized Canadian coal mines come with rising environmental scrutiny
Mining News Pro - A Glencore-led consortium’s successful $9 billion bid for Teck Resources’ steelmaking coal unit could face tougher environmental clean-up obligations, as water pollution from the mines comes under increasing scrutiny in the US and Canada.
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Vitol funds to help restart Australia coal mine shut since 2007
Mining News Pro - Australian Pacific Coal Ltd. and its joint venture partner have agreed terms for $60 million funding from Vitol Asia Pte Ltd., allowing them to restart a coal mine in New South Wales that’s been shut for more than 16 years.
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Australian company revives its push for a controversial coal mine in Alberta
Mining News Pro - A company whose application for a coal mine in Alberta was rejected two years ago is back – with a new name, and an updated request to explore its lease in the eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
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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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Whitehaven to buy BHP’s Queensland coal mines in $4.1bn deal
Mining News Pro - BHP Group said on Wednesday Whitehaven Coal will acquire the mining giant’s Blackwater and Daunia mines, which are part of the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) metallurgical coal joint venture in Queensland, for $4.1 billion.
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Coal miners forced to save for a rainy day by insurance snub
Mining News Pro - Some coal producers are having to set aside tens of millions of dollars to cover their own risks as they are cut adrift by insurers, making it more difficult and costly to do business amid a surge in demand for the fossil fuel.
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Four killed in Vietnam coal mine collapse
Mining News Pro - Four people have been killed in a collapse in a coal mine in Vietnam’s mining centre of Quang Ninh, the state-run Thanh Nien newspaper reported on Sunday.
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Australian coal miner’s plans may double its methane emissions
Mining News Pro - Whitehaven Coal Ltd.’s plans to expand its mining operations could double the Australian company’s methane emissions by the end of this decade, according to an analysis from energy think tank Ember, undermining the nation’s global climate commitments.
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German coal miners under fire for unfair edge in renewables push
Mining News Pro - Less than a year after German coal giant LEAG unveiled plans to transform its open-cast mines into wind and solar farms, concerns are mounting that it and other lignite miners are exploiting an unfair advantage in the country’s race to go green.
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Biden offers $450m for clean energy projects at coal mines
Mining News Pro - The United States announced on Tuesday it had set aside $450 million to advance clean energy projects on current and former mine sites, given special attention to those that can provide new economic opportunities for coal communities.
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Death toll rises after coal mine collapses in northern China
Mining News Pro - The collapse of a coal mine in northern China has claimed four lives with 49 people still missing, state broadcaster CCTV reported Thursday.
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Australia court blocks giant coal mine on human rights grounds
Mining News Pro - The Galilee Coal Project would add 1.58 billion tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere over its lifespan — more than triple Australia’s annual domestic emissions — and impact the human rights of future generations, the Queensland Land Court ruled on Friday.
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South32 in talks with Appin coal mine workers over pay
Mining News Pro - South32 Ltd said on Wednesday it was in pay-related negotiations with its Appin coal mine workers following their threat to stage a partial strike for a week.
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South32 in talks with Appin coal mine workers over pay
Mining News Pro - South32 Ltd said on Wednesday it was in pay-related negotiations with its Appin coal mine workers following their threat to stage a partial strike for a week.
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South32 nixes $700 million investment in NSW met coal mine
Mining News Pro - Global miner South32 Ltd said on Tuesday it would not proceed with a $700 million upfront investment to extend its Dendrobium metallurgical coal mine in New South Wales, citing scant potential returns.
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UK coal mine dilemma pits energy crisis against green goals
Mining News Pro - In the far northwest corner of England, coal mining was so finished that the local museum paying tribute to the industry shut a few years ago after running into financial trouble.
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Ten Mexican miners remain trapped in coal mine after three rescued
Mining News Pro - Rescuers in Mexico, including dozens of soldiers, were working desperately on Wednesday to reach ten miners trapped in a flooded coal mine following the collapse of an inner wall, the ministry handling the disaster said.
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Up to 11 Mexican miners trapped in coal mine after collapse
Mining News Pro - Mexican authorities were working on Wednesday to rescue a group of miners trapped in a coal mine in the state of Coahuila after it collapsed, Coahuila State Secretary Fernando Donato de Las Fuentes said in an interview on national television.
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Ten killed, six injured after coal mine collapse in China
Mining News Pro - Ten people were killed, six have non-life-threatening injuries and one was unharmed following the collapse of a section of a mountain at a coal mine in China’s northwestern Gansu province.
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UK coal mine’s climate impact is ‘indefensible,’ watchdog says
Mining News Pro - Plans to build the UK’s first deep coal mine in three decades are “absolutely indefensible” because the resulting pollution would blow holes through the nation’s pledge to reduce emissions by 2050, the climate change watchdog said.
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