Australia iron ore, coal exports hit record: official data (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Australian exports of iron ore and coal hit record levels in the final quarter of last year thanks to strong demand from Asia, official figures showed.

International Coal Group prices debt offering (AP via Yahoo! News) - International Coal Group Inc. said it will issue $200.0 million worth of 9.125 percent senior secured second-priority notes due 2018 at a price of 99.298 percent of their principal amount.

BHP, Anglo, Xstrata Ship Coal 10,000 Miles on China Price Surge (Bloomberg) - March 12 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Plc , Anglo American Plc and Xstrata Plc are shipping coal 10,000 miles to China from their Cerrejon mine in Colombia for the first time this year because of surging demand and rising prices in Asia.

Optimum Coal Plans to List on Johannesburg Exchange on March 29 (Bloomberg) - March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Optimum Coal Holdings Ltd. plans to begin trading on the Johannesburg stock exchange on March 29, the company said in a statement published in the Business Day newspaper today.

Indonesia to meet coal forecast despite prolonged rains - assoc (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) - JAKARTA, March 12 (Reuters) - Heavy and prolonged rains in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo island and an important source of coal, will result in further delays to coal shipments, officials said on Friday, but annual output won't be affected.

S.Africa worries over rising Asia coal demand (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News) - * SAfrica concerned about domestic coal supply

BHP, Anglo, Xstrata Ship Coal 10,000 Miles on China Price Surge (BusinessWeek) - BHP Billiton Plc, Anglo American Plc and Xstrata Plc are shipping coal 10,000 miles to China from their Cerrejon mine in Colombia for the first time this year because of surging demand and rising prices in Asia.

Coal companies deal with unions (The Courier Mail) - IN one corner is the Bligh Government. In the other mining companies. They are arguing over the privatisation of QR's coal business.

BHP-Mitsubishi’s Coal Port Closed Due to Strong Winds (Update1) (Bloomberg) - March 12 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance, the world’s largest steelmaking coal exporter, said the Hay Point port in Queensland remains closed after shipping was suspended yesterday because of strong winds.

Half of Trinity Coal Corp. output bound for Essar Steel Algoma coke batteries (The Sault Star) - Sault Ste. Marie's Essar Steel Algoma Inc. appears to be the final destination for the bulk of future Trinity Coal Corp. metallurgical coal output from the central Appalachian coal basin of southern West Virginia and eastern Kentucky.[...