Tag: coal


Colombia coal output down 3.5% in 2015
Colombia’s coal output in 2015 fell 3.5 percent from a year ago to 85.5 million tonnes, due...
Tribunal approves Colombia’s bid to extend Drummond contract
A Colombian high tribunal on Thursday approved the government’s bid to extend for up to 30...
Cerrejon’s Colombia coal output down 1.48% in 2015
Coal miner Cerrejon’s Colombia production fell 1.48% in 2015 compared with the previous...
Colombia seeks to ship coal overseas amid border closure
Colombia is evaluating the feasibility of shipping coal via its Caribbean ports now that land...
4 miners killed in the 2nd lethal mining accident in central Colombia this summer
Four coal miners died in central Colombia in the second deadly mining accident this summer, local...
Goldman Sachs sells Colombia coal unit
Goldman Sachs has sold its controversial Colombia coal mining division to privately held Murray...
Colombia court further restricts use of main coal railway: Report
Colombia’s Constitutional Court has extended a restriction on the overnight use of the...
Drummond executive arrested over paramilitary murder charges
A Colombian executive of US-based coal company Drummond has been arrested after being charged with...
Work on controversial Colombia coal railway blocked by residents
Engineering work ordered by Colombia’s constitutional court that would allow the...
Another headache for Drummond: Fisherman to sue US coal giant, Colombia environmental authorities over 2013 spill
Over 1,400 fisherman from the Bay of Santa Marta area on Colombia’s northern coast are...
Why Drummond and Glencore are accused of exporting Colombian blood coal
The push to boycott “blood coal” exported from Colombia by Drummond and Glencore is...
Colombia security firm continues blockade of coal mine over contract dispute
Workers from a private security firm have blocked the facilities at a coal mine in northeastern...
