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Cokal barge

Coal producer acquires barge fleet

A coking coal company purchased a fleet of barges to guarantee transport capacity. Cokal recently acquired a fleet of conventional shallow draft barges and tug boats to move coal from the Bumi Barito...

West Musgrave project

$1.7B ‘net zero’ mining project approved

A modern mineral producer will proceed with a major low-emissions development. OZ Minerals recently reached a final investment decision on its West Musgrave Project, 110km east of Warburton. The...

Glencore coal

Coal boom will continue into 2023 says employer

One fossil fuel will keep enjoying elevated commodity prices well into the New Year, a mineral producer said. Whitehaven Coal expects the value of coal will continue to soar. The company predicts the...

Coal mine pit

Coal exports to China predicted to drop 45 per cent

Australian commodity orders are expected to significantly dwindle in parts of East Asia during the next few years, a new study found. Researchers predict the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will...

Pembroke Resources

Work begins at $1B Central Qld coal project

A coal producer officially started early construction at a $1 billion development in Central Queensland’s Bowen Basin. Pembroke Resources recently turned the first sod at its Olive Downs Coking...

Coal mining QRC

Coal prices will drop up to 81 per cent says authority

A national monetary, fiscal and market regulator predicts the value of Australian coal will sharply decline before the end of 2022. The Department of Treasury expects metallurgical and thermal coal...

Simandou mine site

Resources giant supports new $26B project

A multinational company has agreed to back a mega mining development. Rio Tinto confirmed it is still proceeding with its majority owned US$20 billion (A$26.7B) Simandou Project, 526km southeast of...