The world’s second-largest miner wants to launch a pilot project at its Arizona operation with the idea of extending it worldwide.

BHP’s unsuccessful effort over the past year to offload the Mt Arthur coal mine highlights the predicament producers are in.

Curium may be the key that opens the door towards designing new strategies to control chemical separation used in nuclear recycling.

In total, $8.84 billion in mining revenue is at-risk, with disruptions to 275 mine sites in 36 countries.

Access to capital issues are becoming increasingly significant for the coal industry.