Consol unloads Virginia coal mine for $420 million

On Wednesday, a day after after all three major global ratings agencies – Fitch, Moody's and Standard & Poor's – placed South Africa's credit rating on negative outlook, home affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma became the latest senior figure in the ruling ANC party to join a growing chorus calling for state control of mining.

A lack of cranes, tractors, tugs and other port equipment is affecting the productivity and efficiency of the ports of Beira and Nacala in Mozambique, which can handle only 35% of their export loads.

On top of increased demand from China, the re-emergence of a trader controlling more than half of London Metal Exchange copper stocks and cash contracts could squeeze the market just as it did in April.

Knight Vinke is looking for a ratio of 3.25:1 similar to the demands of Qatar which last week pushed the $60 billion deal to the verge of collapse.

Shortly after the announcement, Barclays’ newly appointed chief operating officer, Jerry del Missier, also resigned.

Peace in the Middle East and renewable energy are the same: discussed at length but never seem to arrive.

NPR talked to residents of Mingo County, a coal region in West Virginia. Voters predominantly believe that the current administration in the White House is running a "War on Coal" and the region they grew up in is getting left behind.

Ken Booth has been involved in the mining industry for 30 years and sees the past two decades of quiet, stable growth that Cambodia has enjoyed out of the world's economic spotlight as an opportunity for investors.

Chinese operas have been keeping audiences enthralled for hundreds of years with mythical characters, enchanting stories and elaborate masks that add drama and mystery. While this fantastical treatment is appreciated in the theatre, it isn’t in g...