Talk:CoalSwarm Global Proposed Coal Plant Tracking Project

Links to use in plant updates

• http://www.38north.org/2017/12/sonbong120517/ Conversion of North Korea’s Sonbong Thermal Electric Power Plant to Burn Coal Nears Completion - not sure how reliable this source is -- as far as I can see we don't have this plant in CS

Mine updates

• Magadh Open Cast mine inaugurated http://www.ptinews.com/news/5989482_Magadh-Open-Cast-mine-inagurated.html
• Murray subsidiary temporarily idles Century thermal coal mine in Ohio http://www.platts.com/latest-news/coal/louisville-kentucky/murray-subsidiary-temporarily-idles-century-thermal-21431397
• Solid Energy cuts http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/west-coast-reeling-job-cuts-beleaguered-stockton-mine-6309081
• EKJV increases stake in Nuurstei coal project http://www.worldcoal.com/exploration-and-development/13052015/EKJV-increases-stake-in-Nuurstei-coal-project-2264/
• Poland's JSW considers gradual shutdown of Krupinski mine - newspaper http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL5N0Y90LI20150518
• Kenya has picked China's HCIG Energy Investment Company and Liketh Investments Kenya Ltd to mine and process coal on blocks A and B within the Mui basin http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000162874/kenya-awards-two-coal-blocks-plans-power-plant
• Thabametsi mine in S Africa (from 2014), part of proposed Thabametsi power station: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-06-26/exxaro-resources-approves-357-million-south-african-coal-mine
• Tongue River railroad project - http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/tribal-members-ranchers-tell-regulators-to-spike-tongue-river-railroad/article_4607debe-e525-51a1-bc80-0277fbed2632.html#ixzz3cZuBUgtF
• Proposed Project F mine in Russia, part of the Beringovsky coal terminal: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Beringovsky_coal_terminal
• Balamara proves third project in Poland http://www.miningweekly.com/article/balamara-proves-third-project-in-poland-2015-06-16 (though reads like an unedited media release)
• http://www.india.com/business/wcls-junad-open-cast-mine-gets-green-nod-to-raise-coal-output-547493/ WCL’s Junad open cast mine gets green nod to raise coal output

Coal ports

• http://www.mb.com.ph/new-bulk-terminal-starts-operation-in-mariveles-port/ - mentions Mariveles Terminal now open incl for coal

• http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=120285 Port of Tallinn looking for ways to restart Muuga coal terminal

Global Power Plant Database

Might be worth considering cross referencing with http://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase