

As a follow-up to initial “constructive” trade discussions with a Chinese delegation headed by Vice Premier Liu Hei that concluded on 18 May in Washington, the Trump administration is preparing for additional consultations in the near future in China on increasing that country’s imports of U.S. agricultural and...
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) joint venture partners BHP and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (Mitsubishi) have entered into an agreement to sell the Gregory Crinum Mine in central Queensland, to Sojitz Corporation for A$100 million.In addition to the sale of the mine to Sojitz, BMA will be providing appropriate funding for...
INTER RAO – Export LLC and Indian power company Essar Power have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and strategic cooperation in the power sector. The ceremony has taken place at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2018. Mr. Maxim E. Sergeev, Director General of INTER RAO – Export LLC, and Mr. Ravi Ruia, Co...
The World Coal Association (WCA) is holding a series of roundtables throughout 2018 to explore coal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals SDGs).This series of roundtables will bring together participants with different perspectives, covering a number of geographic regions and addressing the entire lifecycle of coal, from...
Rio Tinto has been granted accreditation by Australia’s Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator approving the autonomous operation of trains at the group’s iron ore business in Western Australia.The AutoHaul project continues to progress and is on schedule to be completed by the end of 2018. Rio Tinto will take...
The World Coal Association (WCA) has announced the appointment of Glenn Kellow, President and Chief Executive Officer of Peabody, as Chairman. The WCA Board confirmed the appointment at its Annual General Meeting in Washington DC today. The WCA is the only body acting on behalf of the global coal industry.Glenn Kellow has over...