EPA to scrap Obama-era rule limiting water pollution from coal-fired power plantsThe move comes only five months after President Donald Trump signed an executive order undoing the previous Administration’s Clean Power Plan.Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2017 | 8:20 am
CHARTS: Mining once again one of biggest drivers of US economyValue added brought by the mining sector grew by more…Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2017 | 2:39 am
Coal mine shuts down in Spain due to lack of clientsLa Escondida was the last project of its type in…Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 11, 2017 | 6:08 pm
Aussie billionaire Clive Palmer’s massive coal mine approved Environmentalists argue the approval will see 3 million tonnes of dredge spoil will be dumped in the Great Barrier Reef. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2013 | 4:51 pm
Colombia calls a truce in freshly declared war on coal It has extended Drummond port improvement deadline, but it will charge the company daily fines. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2013 | 2:20 pm
Northern Gateway pipeline approved by National Energy Board – with more than 200 conditions Pipeline will open Alberta's oil sands to Asian markets. Ana Komnenic | December 19, 2013 | 9:39 pm
Glencore Xstrata raises stake in Africa’s copper belt The miner and commodities trading giant acquired an additional 14.5% interest in Mutanda, a copper mine in the province of Katanga, Congo. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2013 | 5:05 pm
IMAGE GALLERY: The leach tank break at Ranger Mine Crumpled. Michael Allan McCrae | December 19, 2013 | 4:51 pm
Mining ranks fifth – occupations projected to add the most new jobs Agriculture, manufacturing and utilities are all expected to see declines. Michael Allan McCrae | December 19, 2013 | 4:20 pm
Iron ore, met coal prices slump as Australia ramps up exports The price of iron ore slumped to a 7-week low and metallurgical coal traded at its lowest level since August on predictions of a massive spike in exports from top producer Australia. Frik Els | December 19, 2013 | 12:15 am
Biggest US coal plant closures of 2013 Over the next decade, US power companies have planed to permanently retire nearly 28,000 megawatts of coal-fired generating capacity. Ana Komnenic | December 18, 2013 | 11:53 pm