Don’t count the Australian coal industry down and out just yet. A report prepared for the Mineral’s Council of Australia by Commodity Insight predicts the demand for metallurgical coal will grow by 7.5 million tons each year from now through 2030....
On 17 October, 2018, the Chinese coking coal industry hit a thirteen-month high, thanks to the growing industrial need for steel and a more limited availability. As China is working to curb its pollution production, they have allowed individual provinces to set...
Australia is a vast continent that is blessed with an abundance of natural resources. In the Queensland area, one of the most plentiful natural resources is coal. Coal is vital to the economy of Queensland bringing in almost four billion Australian dollars per year in...
Coking coal, otherwise known as metallurgical coal, differs from thermal coal which is used for energy and heating. It differs from thermal coal because of its carbon content and caking ability, which refers to the coal’s ability to be converted into coke. Non-coking...
