Twelve of the 18 coal mines to be closed have an annual output of 600,000 tonnes or less.

This is a drastic rebound compared to the 3.1-percent decline in June.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Tata Steel is weighing up a move into merchant mining to harness its expertise in iron-ore and coal mining.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has approved a AUS$381mn to be developed by Glencore and US coal producer Peabody.

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[Ferro-Alloys.com]The fate of another 2,000 workers and 930 employees, including executives and non-executives of the plant, hangs in balance.