The Indonesian Government has finally admitted what the industry has long known – that between 50 and 60Mtpa of coal is illegally traded out of the country. And it is no longer prepared to lose the royalties it is entitled to from this coal.  Speaking at the Coaltrans Asia conference in...

India’s coal and power minister said he will seek environment ministry approval next week to raise output from coal mines as an interim step to augment supply for power generation, a focus area for new Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Coal India, which accounts for 80 percent of the...

Plunging thermal coal prices will force some small and low-margin producers in Indonesia out of business before year-end, an industry group said, cutting output capacity in the world’s top exporter. The benchmark for Asian coal prices GCLNWCWIDX has dropped 16 percent so far this year and...

The European Union’s attempt to cap greenhouse-gas emissions over the next 16 years is threatened again as rising pollution from the bloc’s biggest economies show even developed nations want to burn cheap coal.

Coal dominated world energy markets last year by supplying the biggest share of demand since 1970, making it the fastest growing fossil fuel, according to an annual review by BP Plc.

The presidential candidate Joko Widodo, lovingly referred to only as Jokowi, recently visited the official residence of South Kalimantan Governor, Ruddy Ariffin, reports Tambang Online.They talked about, among others, the need for renegotiation between central and local government on the...

Today, Alpha Southeast Asia revealed the results of their fourth annual poll to find Southeast Asia’s top companies. The awards are based on tallied votes among 477 investors, pension funds, hedge funds, equity and fixed income brokers and analysts with investment interests in the...

Indonesia is expected to nearly double domestic consumption of thermal coal over the next eight years to help meet annual growth in electricity demand of around 8.4 percent, Reuters has reported the state power company as saying on Friday. Electricity demand growth in Southeast Asia’s...

Indonesian thermal coal prices remained stable amid a brief shutdown of the Barito River in South Kalimantan, sources said on Wednesday

Mining has traditionally been a male dominated industry and although there has been changes in terms of integrating woman into the mining industry, it appears that they are still underrepresented. According to a study “Mining for Talent” published in January conducted by Woman in...