Transporting high sulfur coal over long distances adds to pollution. Since the EPA waged a war on coal, it probably won’t allow ILB coal to be transported to other parts of the U.S.—even if it makes economic …
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Opportunities and threats for coal producers in the Illinois Basin
Transporting high sulfur coal over long distances adds to pollution. Since the EPA waged a war on coal, it probably won’t allow ILB coal to be transported to other parts of the U.S.—even if it makes economic …
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Opportunities and threats for coal producers in the Illinois Basin
The method used to value a mining company depends on the stage in the mining life cycle the company’s currently in. For early-stage companies, since the reserve life and grade et cetera aren’t known, the …
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Must-know: Valuing gold mining companies like Newmont Mining
The method used to value a mining company depends on the stage in the mining life cycle the company’s currently in. For early-stage companies, since the reserve life and grade et cetera aren’t known, the …
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Must-know: Valuing gold mining companies like Newmont Mining
On September 25, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (or EIA) reported a 97 billion cubic feet (or bcf) natural gas inventory build for the week ending September 19—to 2,988 bcf.
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Why the EIA natural gas inventory data beats expectations
Exports at Port Hedland, the world’s largest bulk export port, show the volumes that are being shipped out of Australia to China and other ports. This is an important supply side indicator which shows …
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Why export volumes at Port Hedland hit a record high in August
Peabody (BTU) is the largest reserve holder. It’s the second largest producer in the ILB. It shipped 30 million tons in 2013. The company runs three underground mines and five surface mines in the region. …
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Peabody Energy and Alliance Resource dominate the Illinois Basin
The junior mining space is very risky, given very limited options in terms of mines and their involvement in early stages. So it’s very important to identify the right junior stock.
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Key things to look out for when you invest in junior gold stocks
Nearly every oil industry analyst, participant and casual observer expects the price of oil to continue to slide from the current level.
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What Happens When Oil Drops Below $90 a Barrel?
Rising demand limits supplies—especially in the winter. This can increase natural gas prices. This happened last winter when heating demands were at their highest. Natural gas prices touched $6 million …
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Natural gas inventory figures are important for energy investors
As U.S. Steel moves towards electric arc furnaces (or EAF) for making steel, natural gas will become an important energy source.
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Must-know: Will a shift to natural gas benefit US Steel?
The Illinois Basin produced ~120 million tons of coal during the 12 months ending September 13, 2014. This was ~65% of the interior region’s total production of 185 million tons during the same period. …
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Must-know: The EPA helped a coal producing region
Brent crude oil hovered near last week’s two year low and traded at $96.38 at 5:50 GMT. The commodity has been under pressure recently as a global supply glut continued to grow while some of the world’s …
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Brent Remains Below $97 On Weak Chinese Data
The main issue impacting Appalachian producers is competition from other basins. Since Appalachian coal is buried deeper inside the Earth’s surface than coal found elsewhere in the U.S., it’s also more …
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Must-know: Appalachian coal producers’ challenges
Coal producers across the region are having a hard time. However, there’s one exception—Consol Energy (CNX). Consol Energy has a presence in coal and natural gas production. Even in coal, it produces both …
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Why Consol Energy is better off than other US coal producers
A new research report from the global metals and mining team at Credit Suisse cites factors most investors in the stocks are painfully aware of.
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Metals and Mining Suffer Worst Stretch Since 1990s: Is a Turnaround Imminent?
Gold mine economics for companies like Goldcorp Inc. (GG), Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX), Newmont Mining Corporation (NEM), and Kinross (KGC) depend on many controllable and uncontrollable factors. We’ll discuss …
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Identifying the major drivers for gold mine economics
Brent crude oil looked poised to post a weekly loss on Friday as it continued to struggle under the weight of oversupply and an ailing global economy. The commodity traded at $96.82 at 8:10 GMT as output …
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Brent Likely To Post Another Weekly Loss
NEW YORK (AP) — The price of a gallon of gasoline may soon start with a “2'' across much the country.
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Prices at the pump head below $3 in much of US
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The oil industry's lead trade group released new standards on Thursday for testing and classifying crude shipped by rail after prior shipments were misclassified, including a train that derailed in Canada and killed 47 people.
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Oil industry offers crude-train testing standards
