Projects aimed at mitigating concrete’s carbon footprint receive $7.5m award

Unless disagreements at negotiations for wages and benefits are resolved by Jan. 19

For the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Rick Perry’s arguments were unfounded.

Former Grand Cache Coal mine to re-start out of bankruptcy; 4 West Mine in Pennsylvania will be shuttered.

Coal and iron ore dominated mining takeovers in 2017, Thomson Reuters data shows, with buyers favoring the heavily polluting devil they know over the uncertainties of a battery-powered future.

The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since.

China plans to create several "super-large" coal mining companies by the end of 2020 as nation ramps up years of efforts to streamline the fragmented sector.

Arrival of new Silicon Valley players like Tesla and Apple to old world of metals serves to reinforce focus on environmentally clean, ethical supply chains.

Protesters met with authorities but no agreements were reached, so rallies are set to continue.

The state-owned company plans to open up 12 new mines.