Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted the nation’s top-tier standing in global coal reserves, exports, and production while marking the annual Miner’s Day celebrations.
Eagle Horizon Resources has permanently shut down its Ashford, West Virginia coal operation and terminated 73 employees following a formal WARN notice.
Australia’s Yallourn power plant has been scheduled to cease operations in 2028, prompting a corresponding reduction in output at its adjacent open-cut mine.
A rock strata collapse at the Mezhyrichanska coal mine in Ukraine’s Lviv region has resulted in miner fatalities.
The Indian Coal Company has received regulatory clearance for a Singapore-based subsidiary that will drive its strategy to acquire overseas critical mineral assets.
Tata Steel has obtained temporary legal relief while challenging a massive coal royalty shortfall notice issued by Jharkhand state authorities.
Cleveland-Cliffs and the U.S. Department of Energy have redirected approximately $500 million toward maintaining coal-dependent steelmaking operations at the company’s Middletown facility in Ohio.
Xiamen Tungsten plans to invest RMB 593 million to acquire a stake in Jiangxi Jutong, aiming to secure operational control of the Dahutang tungsten deposit.
Australia's Mount Pleasant coal mine in New South Wales received a six-year operating extension just months before its scheduled closure, while its proposed 22-year expansion remains blocked by a court ruling.
Indonesian President Prabowo said a newly formed state export company will monitor key commodity exports to recapture revenue but will not assume control of export processes.
South Africa's energy minister reiterated coal's continued importance and announced plans to introduce legislation aimed at boosting competition in the electricity market.
Ningxia has started a comprehensive safety remediation campaign covering all coal and non-coal mines in the region.
An EU decision could cut Ukrainian steel producer Zaporizhstal's capacity in half and force it to switch toward pig iron output, while higher coking coal import costs add $30-40 per tonne.
India's Parliament has passed a mining amendment bill restricting state governments' power to levy taxes on minerals, a move with potential implications for mining project economics and state-union revenue sharing.
India's FY27 electricity demand is projected to grow 6.5%–7.5% year-on-year to 182.5–183.5 billion units, driven by higher cooling demand; coal stocks have dropped to about 12 days of consumption.
On August 10, mainstream steel mills in Hebei, Shandong and other regions implemented the third round of coke purchase price cuts, by RMB 50-55 per tonne.
The plan calls for raising the share of large modern coal mine capacity to 87% by 2030.
Rainfall in India has disrupted coal supply, with arrivals to Karnataka down by half.