The Coal Trader

Tag: Metallurgical Coal

Yancoal Acquires Kestrel: A Deal Built for a Buyer’s Market

Yancoal Australia has agreed to pay up to $2.4 billion for one of the largest underground coking coal mines in the world — $1.85 billion upfront, the rest contingent on price recovery. Our DCF puts fair value at $1.29 billion on the 80% stake at current market assumptions, indicating Yancoal paid a 40%+ premium to acquire the asset…

HCC Q4 2025 Earnings Outlook

Warrior heads into Q4 with the same structural story: the legacy mines are steady, and Blue Creek is increasingly becoming the swing factor…

Russia Coal Output Slips by 2.4% in Kuzbass

Coal production in Russia’s key mining region of Kuzbass fell slightly in the first two months of 2025, as logistical constraints and economic pressures continue to weigh on the country’s coal sector…