New WorldResources Plc said April 12 that its coking and thermal coalproduction totaled 1.87 million tonnes in the first quarter, compared to 1.78million tonnes in the prior-year quarter.

Coking coal sales totaled 1.12 million tonnes at an averagerealized price of €76 per tonne, and thermal coal sales reached 805,000 tonnesat €47 per tonne in the quarter.

Year-ago sales of coking coal reached 999,000 tonnes at anaverage realized price of €90 per tonne, while sales of thermal coal was at566,000 tonnes at €56 per tonne.