From this January through June, coal exports from Hampton Roads, Virginia are up 56 percent from last year, according to T. Parker Host, a Norfolk-based ship agency, the largest in the nation for vessels carrying dry-bulk cargoes.

Russian met coal producer Kolmar Coal Mining Company plans to introduce a new coking coal with its Deni Creek brand mined in South Yakutia, General Director of KLS AG Anna Tsivileva said.

The International Mining Games is an annual competition contested by mining schools from across the globe, competing in seven events based on traditional mining techniques.

TerraCom Ltd through its wholly owned subsidiary Orion Mining has successfully recommissioned the Blair Athol thermal coal mine in Queensland, Australia.

Chinese coal producers that for years struggled to keep afloat are bouncing back with substantial profit growth as the industry's ongoing downsizing has helped prop up prices and regain a supply-demand balance.

The mine is one of the area’s top economic drivers, providing local communities with a wide variety of benefits from jobs to revenue to charitable donations.