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Thursday, 04 February 10
MASSEY CEO 'NOT EXCITED' ABOUT PROSPECT OF QUARTERLY COAL PRICING
 US coal producer Massey Energy is not in favour of switching to a quarterly pricing schedule for metallurgical coal, from the current annual price benchmark settlement, CEO Don Blankenship said on Wednesday.
The biggest producer of steelmaking coal, BHP Billiton, is reportedly pushing customers to accept a quarterly system.
Blankenship said that, while Massey would likely follow BHP's lead if the diversified mining group is successful in achieving the change, he believes quarterly pricing would make planning increasingly difficult for coal miners.
“We are not excited about it. And customers that we have spoken to are not that excited about it either,” he told analysts and investors on a conference call.
If the industry does move to quarterly settlements, it would be good to at least see a collar placed on the pricing agreements, he said.
| “We are not excited about it. And customers that we have spoken to are not that excited about it either” - CEO Don Blankenship, Massey Energy |
Massey, which has mines in West Virginia, Virginia and Kentucky, has increased its forecast for metallurgical coal shipments in 2010, and now expects to sell between 10-million and 12-million tons, compared with previous guidance of eight- to ten-million tons.
The company is increasingly optimistic about the strength of global metallurgical coal markets, Blankenship said.
Steel producers are increasing their production plan and the coal-miner's order book for 2010 has increased, he said.
To meet firming demand, Massey will ramp up production at seven metallurgical coal mines.
However, Blankenship said he expects domestic demand for thermal coal will remain weak in the short term, although export demand could pick up.
Altogether, the company expects to ship between 37-million and 41-million tons of its own coal, at an average realised price of between $67/t and $70/t.
The firm has some 39,6-million tons of coal committed for sale in 2010, including 33,8-million tons sold and priced at an average price of about $64/t.
For 2011, Massey has forecast produced coal shipments of between 37-million and 44-million tons, at average realised prices of $70 to $76/t.
Blankenship said the company will continue to use surplus cash to increase its reserves in Central Appalachia, as well as for acquisitions elsewhere in the US and internationally.
He did not rule out the possibility of returning money to shareholders through a share buyback, but added that he believes there are better opportunities both internally and acquisitively for using the funds.
Late on Tuesday, Massey reported fourth quarter net income of $24,4-million, compared with $47,4-million a year earlier/
Profit was slightly above analyst expectations, according to Reuters.
Fourth quarter revenue slid 23% to $583,9-million.
Source: Mining Weekly
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Wednesday, 17 February 10
LAND OVERLAPPING UNAVOIDABLE
Land overlapping issues in the mining industry is unavoidable due to the availability of mineral, coal, and oil resources which are often located be ...
Wednesday, 17 February 10
JORONG COULD COST BANPU 5%
Banpu Plc, Asean's biggest coal miner, forecasts a 5% drop in revenue if its suspended coal mine in Indonesia is closed for one year, says presiden ...
Wednesday, 17 February 10
RUSSIA KRU JAN COAL EXPORTS DOWN 4 PCT
Kuzbassrazrezugol, Russia's second largest steam coal producer, exported 1.859 million tonnes of coal last month, down 80,000 tonnes or 4 percent f ...
Wednesday, 17 February 10
VEDANTA SET FOR PORTS ENTRY WITH VIZAG TENDER
Vedanta, along with Leighton Contractors India, quoted a revenue share of 38.1% to win the 30-year contract
Mining and metals conglomerate Vedant ...
Tuesday, 16 February 10
TRENDS DRY BULK MARKET ... TRENDS - BRS
The start of the Chinese New Year had an immediate impact on rates and for once all the dry bulk segments lost similar ground.
The BDI fell 5%, a ...
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