Trump seizes on Biden oil comment to warn swing state voters

The approval ends a three-week bidding war between Yancoal and Glencore over Rio's thermal coal assets in Australia.

The study found Canada's oil sands had a substantial impact on Quebec's economy in terms of employment, gross domestic product (GDP) and tax revenue, in a 12-month period between 2014 and 2015.

South Africa's Chamber of Mines has applied to a high court for an interdict to prevent the implementation of a new charter that increases the minimum threshold for black ownership of mining companies

Oil prices have cratered in recent weeks, dipping to their lowest levels in more than seven months and any sense of optimism has almost entirely disappeared.

The company has chosen to sell its Hunter Valley coal mines to China-backed Yancoal, but shareholders will decide.

Thirteen coal miners have died in Colombia after an explosion at an illegal coal mine on Friday.

Fresh bid is far better than the $2.55bn it offered earlier this month and considerably more than the $2.45bn offered by Yancoal, the Chinese-backed miner that is Rio’s preferred buyer.

Rick discusses the surprising lack of volatility in the markets and with the various worldwide challenges one would expect it to be much higher.

Coal India, responsible for about 82% of the nation's total coal output, said the closures would save around 8 billion rupees ($124 million).