Peabody Energy and renewable energy group RWE have teamed up to advance renewable energy projects, namely solar and energy storage, at reclaimed mining land in Indiana and Illinois. The partnership’s projects will have the capacity of more than 5.5 gigawatts and will have the potential energy production to power 850,000 homes. “This innovative global partnership brings together RWE’s expertise in…
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North Antelope Rochelle partially operational after tornado
A total of six workers were hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries and asset damage is still being assessed at America’s largest producing coal mine, the North Antelope Rochelle (NARM) complex in Wyoming, after a tornado struck the property on June 23. A spokesperson for the mine’s owner, Peabody Energy, told Miners News and North American Mining magazine on Monday morning, June…
Read MorePeabody seals off two Ala. longwall panels after fire
Peabody Energy, which suffered an underground fire at Shoal Creek in Alabama in late March, has confirmed that it has sealed two of its longwall panels in favor of a new location for production that it feels will offer better mining conditions. The coal producer said the localized sealing of the panels in the J panel area has now been…
Read MoreFire ongoing at Peabody’s Shoal Creek
Peabody teams are working with federal regulators on a re-entry plan after a fire was discovered at Peabody Energy’s Shoal Creek longwall coal mine outside of Birmingham, Ala., late last week.
Read MorePeabody, Coronado in talks to merge
Following media reports speculating on rumors of a deal, Coronado Global Resources confirmed it is indeed in talks with Peabody Energy regarding a potential transaction.
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