Coal Top Stories

From ancient pups to warships – miners find more than just ore

Miners have come across treasures that even though have nothing to do with what they were initially looking for, are still invaluable.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 13, 2022 | 1:09 pm

Coal India has enough stock for non-power sector, ministry says

Coal India issued a statement to assuage fears of shortages…

Bloomberg News | February 13, 2022 | 10:21 am

Giant miners to see record profits slip as cost pressures bite

The top-five western diversified mining companies may see combined 2021…

Bloomberg News | February 13, 2022 | 10:02 am

Indonesia suspends operations of more than 1,000 miners

President Joko Widodo last month revoked the permits of more…

Reuters | February 10, 2022 | 10:00 pm

Researchers develop ICP-coring system for deep mining

A new coring system has the potential to obtain and…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 10, 2022 | 6:06 am

Solar is beating out coal in Australia, pushing down emissions

Power generation emissions were reduced to the lowest in data going back to 2001.

Bloomberg News | February 10, 2020 | 7:18 am

2020 to be pivotal for coal miners — report

Wood Mackenzie says met coal producers will face mounting pressure as the global lens focuses sharper on the industry.

MINING.com Editor | February 7, 2020 | 3:33 pm

BlackRock cuts stake in US coal giant after climate pledge

The world’s largest asset manager now has a 5% stake in Peabody Energy.

Bloomberg News | February 7, 2020 | 8:28 am

Virus-hit China may need more imports of coal. The tricky part – shipping it

Number of ships waiting outside Australia's Newcastle harbor was at an 18-month high of 20 vessels.

Reuters | February 6, 2020 | 10:50 am

Peabody Energy posts huge loss on weak coal fundamentals

It said that macro industry conditions, including a mild Northern winter, low natural gas prices, as well as trade and import policy uncertainties, were a challenging backdrop to start the year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 5, 2020 | 9:27 am

Nigeria sets ambitious target for mining sector growth

Nigeria has been trying to boost the sector as part of efforts to diversify its economy.

Reuters | February 5, 2020 | 7:30 am

Botswana to accelerate $4 billion coal-to-liquid refinery project — minister

The government also expected to finalize power purchase agreements this year for a planned new 100MW pilot power plant using coal bed methane, gas trapped in underground coal seams.

Reuters | February 4, 2020 | 8:56 am