China’s coal production in October dropped to the lowest in eight months as some mines were shut to ensure safety during the twice-a-decade Community Party congress.   Production last month declined 8 percent from September to about 9.15 million tons a day, according to...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has amended contracts with 13 coal mining companies, including some of the country’s biggest producers of the fossil fuel, as part of a shift toward a new mining permit system it expects to boost government revenues. Indonesia’s 2009 mining law requires...

The longer term outlook is also weaker, given a flat to falling profile for Chinese steel demand, NAB said. Exports to Japan from Gladstone port were at a five-month high in October with 2.11 million mt, up 4% year on year and 11% higher than in September, the GPC data showed. Exports to...

NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A ban on petroleum coke around the Indian capital of New Delhi starting from Wednesday will require the country to raise its imports of coal to replace the fuel, just as Asia is heading into the tightest market conditions for coal in years.   India’s...

Consol stockholders will retain their shares of company common stock, but as a result of the name change, these shares will represent shares of CNX Resources Corp. after the separation. In addition, the master limited partnership currently named CNX Coal Resources LP will change its name to...

After years of bleeding cash and a painful string of bankruptcies, U.S. coal miners are poised to do something rare -- enjoy an earnings season. Boosted by higher global coal prices and a more conservative approach to mining, Peabody Energy Corp. kicks off the industry’s reporting cycle...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Datang Corp has 28 days of coal stocks for its power plants, enough for winter consumption, the company’s general manager told Reuters on Monday, brushing off concerns that utilities could not secure coal supplies for winter. That amount of supply is...

Coal production in Indonesia, the world’s top thermal coal exporter, is expected to increase 5 percent in 2017 and 2018 from an estimated 440 million tonnes in 2016. Domestic consumption is expected to reach 101 million tonnes this year. Coal is around 57 percent of the country’s...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Authorities in Shanxi, one of China’s biggest coal-producing regions, said on Saturday they plan to close nine more coal mines by the end of this year, according to a post on a government website. The planned closures come after authorities in the region vowed to...

JAKARTA, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Indonesia will not approve any new coal-fired power stations on the heavily-populated island of Java as the country strives to reach its renewable energy development targets, the energy minister said on Thursday. “We will not approve any coal-fired power plants...