BlackRock support sought in bid to end 5-month coal mine strike

The US Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to allow increased mining on land that once belonged to two national monuments Donald Trump shrank.

Japanese utilities and global mining giant Glencore have settled an Australian thermal coal import contract for April 2018-March 2019 at $110 a tonne.

A mine explosion in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta killed at least seven coal miners, a mining official said on Monday, with authorities expecting the death toll could rise.

Mining companies around the globe are joining an industrywide push for gender equality and launching initiatives to increase the proportion of women working in mine pits, smelters and refineries.

Rebar open interest falls to lowest in 4 months.

The market research firm states that despite coal being an increasingly targeted commodity on environmental protection grounds, the demand remains strong.

Imports of jewelry, precious metals and stone products would be under the microscope.

Shandong's Environmental Protection Bureau said it would cut pig iron production capacity by 600,000 tonnes and crude steel by 3.55 million tonnes by the end of this year.

Company said first-half profit grew 12% to $4.42 billion, below the $4.53 billion forecast by analysts.