Platts stops publishing Oak Grove US hard coking coal relative price

S&P Global Platts has discontinued publication of the Oak Grove US hard coking coal brand assessment, effective April 1, 2020.

The mine was idled during the fourth quarter of 2019, and mine operator, Murray Metallurgical Coal Holdings, filed voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio on February 11.

The last Oak Grove assessment was published on March 27, 2020.

Platts continues to publish assessments for the remaining brands -- Beckley, Blue Creek No. 7, Blue Creek No. 4, Buchanan, and Windber.

The Oak Grove assessment was previously published in the US Metallurgical Coal Relativities table on page 9 of the Steel Markets Daily publication, page 8 of Coal Trader International publication, and page 6 of Coal Trader publication. It also appeared on the pages PMA 1065, 1066 of the Platts Metals Alert, in the Platts Market Center and in the Platts price database under the following codes: (weekly code), MCAPA04 (monthly average), MCAPA03.

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