Exploration & development

Pakistan has extended the financial incentives for companies investing in the Thar Desert coalfields in the southeast of the country.

Coal of Africa had a busy six months between July and December 2015 as its progressed development at Makhado and bid for Universal Coal.

The Queensland state government has announced a measure to relieve the financial burden on coal exploration companies working in the state.

BC Anthracite has been awarded 36 coal licences in the Groundhog Coalfield in British Columbia, Canada.

Canada-focused anthracite development company, Atrum, has posted a half-year loss as it continues to progress development of its Groundhog project.

Aspire Mining, the developer of a number of metallurgical coal projects in Mongolia, has announced a loss of US$1.27 million in 2H15.

Queensland’s Parliament has supported a motion calling on the state government to grant all state approvals for Adani’s Carmichael project.

Kibo Mining has published an interactive process description and timeline for the Mbeya coal to power project in Tanzania.

Stanmore Coal has just finished a busy six months as it bought and worked to restart Isaac Plains mine.

New analysis from the University of Queensland asks further questions of the Galilee Basin coal project.

Prairie Mining’s pre-feasibility study confirms the Lublin coal project is one of the lowest cost suppliers of coal into its key regional European markets.

Atrum Coal expects its encouraging yield results from quality testing at the Groundhog anthracite project to positively impact new pre-feasibility study.

Metallurgical testing on Mbeya coal has confirmed its suitability for use in the proposed Mbeya coal-to-power project in Tanzania.

The final stages of initial construction works at the Boikarabelo project in the Waterberg region of South Africa continued despite a wholesale change in company management.

Kibo Mining completes Phase 1 of the Mbeya coal-to-power project, integrated bankable feasibility study.