Thursday, April 22, 2004
XSTRATA Coal said it has won price increases of up to 200% for the supply of hard coking coal into the Asian and European steel markets in 2004-05 over the previous contract year's prices of around US$45 a tonne.

http://www.miningnews.net/storyview.asp?storyid=24550§ionsource=c8

E szerint a szén ára is feljött az olaj energiatartalma által diktált árszintre.