The country produced over 99.8 million tonnes of coal in the period on the back of rising power demand.

Report says it would cost Teck $4.7 billion to mitigate selenium contamination at the BC operations.

Coal production dropped 4.2% from a year earlier for January and February combined, the first year-on-year decline since September 2021.

The newly acquired Ensham mine is forecast to ramp up output to about 4 million tons by 2026 from 2.9 million tons last year.

A consortium led by Golden Energy is sounding out private credit funds to finance its $1.65 billion acquisition of South32's Illawarra coal operation in Australia.

Coal miner is considering potential deals to acquire copper and manganese assets as part of its diversification strategy.

Environmental groups have long criticized the environmental impact of the open-pit mine, and filed several lawsuits aimed at halting its operations.