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BHP Billiton announces new Chairman

The world’s largest mining company announced that Ken MacKenzie has been elected to succeed Jac Nasser

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 15, 2017 | 5:32 pm

#StopAdani protests surge in Australia

Before construction begins, activist groups are making sure to continue to speak up against the $16bn Carmichael coal mine

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 14, 2017 | 4:53 pm

World coal production falls off a cliff

China, the world's largest energy consumer, burned the least coal in six years.

Andrew Topf | June 13, 2017 | 5:58 pm

Trump has been good news for miners — Callinex CEO

Trump’s measures to revitalize the mining industry are steps on the right direction, and they will benefit not just the US, but also Canada, said Max Porterfield.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 13, 2017 | 6:49 am

Yancoal grabs Mitsubishi stakes in Rio Tinto’s coal mines in $940m deal

Chinese-owned Yancoal has signalled it may raise its bid for Rio Tinto's Hunter Valley coal assets, after striking the agreement with Mitsubishi to buy its stakes in the same mines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 13, 2017 | 4:15 am

Coking coal price slides to 8-month low

Cyclone Debbie forcing Asian steelmakers to diversify supply – Mozambique could be big beneficiary.

Frik Els | June 12, 2017 | 2:03 pm

New met-coal mine opens in Pennsylvania

President Donald Trump didn't waste the opportunity to press his pro-coal agenda by mentioning the opening of a new coal mine in Pennsylvania.

Andrew Topf | June 11, 2017 | 5:56 pm

DOE funds $6.9M in projects to extract REEs from coal

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is building on earlier funding into research aimed at pulling rare earth elements (REEs) from coal.

Andrew Topf | June 9, 2017 | 4:45 pm

Glencore snatches Rio Tinto-owned mines from Yancoal with $2.55B offer

Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LON:GLEN) has performed a coup d'etat on a deal that was practically sealed between Yancoal Australia (ASX:YAL) and Rio Tinto’s (ASX, LON:RIO) for Rio's coal assets in Australia's Hunter Valley.

Andrew Topf | June 9, 2017 | 4:06 pm

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Australian coal rail line to Newcastle port partly reopens as flood waters recede

Russell: Australia’s rain will become India’s pain as coal flows halt

Australian coal exports disrupted as deluge shuts rails, slows port

Teck aims for carbon neutrality by 2050

We may be entering a new commodities supercycle

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