White Energy’s Successful Production of Upgraded Coal at Cessnock Plant

White Energy Company Limited confirmed that it has successfully produced upgraded coal at its binderless coal briquetting plant at Cessnock, New South Wales. Having completed construction eight weeks ago, key elements of the commissioning phase are now finalised with all relevant certifications for running the Plant being received at the end of last week. At the beginning of this week, the drying furnace... 

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Indonesia, Japan to build high-quality coal plant

Indonesian and Japanese firms agreed Friday to jointly build a factory to produce upgraded brown coal (UBC) in South Kalimantan province with an investment of 68 million U.S. dollars. The project involves Japan Coal Energy as a ready buyer, Kobe Steel as contractor, Indonesia’s PT Arutmin as coal supplier, state-run oil firm PT Pertamina and the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s research... 

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Kobe to upgrade brown coal

Japanese metals company Kobe Steel has announced that it will start a large-scale demonstration project in Indonesia to upgrade brown coal into high-rank coal for power generation. Although Indonesia has an abundance of brown coal, the high moisture content makes using it difficult. Kobe Steel signed cooperation agreements with natural resources investment company Bumi Resources and its subsidiary... 

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Mayo Clinic collides with coal trains

Trains rumble slowly through downtown about three times a day, blocking traffic for a few minutes on the threshold of the Mayo Clinic. The inconvenience isn’t a big deal to many of this city’s 95,000 residents. “Trains are romantic” and played a key role in the area’s history, says John Hunkele, 50, a baker. But a plan by the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (DM&E)... 

Gastar Exploration to acquire brown coal assets in Victoria, Australia

Gastar Exploration Ltd. has executed a Letter of Intent to acquire up to a 50% interest in rights attaching to brown coal discoveries within the area of Exploration License 4416. EL 4416 is located in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria, Australia. The Latrobe Valley is recognized as one of the world’s largest brown coal deposits. EL 4416 covers approximately 1.0 million acres that have been independently...