Bluefield State University’s Mining Engineering Technology program has been reinstated after nearly a decade-long hiatus.

Over the past week, coal prices in the European market fell to 114 USD/t. On September 4, the European index lost more than 6.5 USD/t, which was the most significant one-day correction since January 2024.

Coal consumption was on par with natural gas as recently as 2006. But, like coal production, consumption has declined, dropping 64% since its peak in 2005.

Even though federal money to reclaim mine lands in Appalachia has been slow to arrive, some states have made progress on improvement plans from a generation ago nonetheless.

Epiroc has decided to phase out its Mobile Miner concept line within 2024. The Mobile Miner concept line was initiated in 2010, a concept line that has been developed and demonstrated in close partnership between Epiroc and selected partners.

The Dartbrook mine, in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, has produced coal for the first time since the mine was placed into care and maintenance 18 years ago, Australian Pacific Coal (AQC) announced on Thursday.