Latest Coal News

ASF Group strengthened its balance sheet in FY2026 by selling non-core investments and subsidiaries, lifting cash to A$5.19 million and eliminating borrowings. Profit attributable to shareholders fell sharply as the prior year benefited from a one-off gain, leaving the investment group reliant on future portfolio realisations and development projects.

Jameson Resources has completed its retail entitlement offer and added a A$913,000 placement, taking total gross funds raised to approximately A$9.73 million. The money will support environmental approvals, Indigenous partnerships and commercial discussions for its Crown Mountain steelmaking coal project in Canada.

Comet Ridge now controls the entire Mahalo Gas Hub after completing its Santos buyout, but the annual report flags a material uncertainty over funding and a potential $28.7 million CleanCo settlement. The company is targeting a final investment decision while remaining pre-production and reliant on further finance.

Bathurst Resources must provide further information before its fast-track application for the Buller Plateaux Continuation Project can proceed. The two outstanding issues concern a wildlife approval and consent from a reserve manager.

GenusPlus Group has secured an approximately $135 million design and construct contract for the grid connection of Atmos Renewables’ 470MW Parron Maam Marang Farm in Western Australia. The award offers work through 2028, although the main construction phase remains conditional on project milestones including financial close and a Notice to Proceed.

Washington H. Soul Pattinson delivered a record statutory profit after its Brickworks merger, but the headline $2.191 billion result was dominated by accounting gains that will not recur. More durable measures also improved, with Net Cash Flow From Investments rising 11.5%, post-tax NAV reaching $14.5 billion and the final dividend increasing to 63 cents per share.

Jameson Resources has pushed back the results of its retail entitlement offer by two business days after receiving strong acceptances, including Top-Up Facility applications. The delay affects allocation and settlement timing, not the offer’s closing date, which was 18 September.

Jade Gas will use targeted 2D and 3D seismic to test whether its established coal-measure gas system extends into deeper CBM, shale gas and tight sandstone horizons in Mongolia. The exploration could expand TTCBM’s longer-term potential, but the company says commercialising existing resources remains the immediate priority.

New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX:NHC) has lifted its reported coal resources to 2.96 billion tonnes, driven by major model updates at Bengalla and New Acland. The larger inventory comes with important qualifications: much of Bengalla’s addition is inferred, while a substantial portion of New Acland’s reserves still depends on future approvals.

Bass Oil has put a 1,280-barrel-per-day Bunian 6 test and planned Vanessa gas sales at the centre of its next growth phase. The company is also promoting Kiwi as a larger, longer-dated development opportunity, although much of the upside remains subject to testing, funding and execution.

Carbonxt says an expanded order from its largest customer, Wisconsin Public Service, will help drive FY27 revenue more than 33% above FY26. The uplift comes before any contribution from the company’s Kentucky facility, but a two-week production disruption will weigh on the September quarter.

New Hope delivered more coal, expanded its resource base and declared a 30-cent final dividend, but lower realised prices and higher costs cut FY26 profit by 63.4%. The results leave investors weighing near-term earnings pressure against a larger production pipeline.