Coal Top Stories

EPA moves to curb state powers to deny permits for energy projects

The move comes as the Trump administration grows increasingly frustrated with states like California and Washington that it says have misused their authority under the Clean Water Act to halt fossil fuel projects.

Reuters | June 1, 2020 | 4:08 pm

Coal earnings set to plunge 50% in North America

Coal consumption will be crushed in 2020, said Moody’s.

Bloomberg News | June 1, 2020 | 10:50 am

Glencore chairman defends climate policy

Glencore is the world's largest exporter of seaborne coal.

Reuters | May 29, 2020 | 8:30 am

Roman-era warships found at Serbian coal mine

The ships had been buried in an ancient riverbed, now…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2020 | 4:18 am

The world’s most controversial mine is in a hole

Australia's Carmichael coal mine may never make a profit.

Bloomberg Opinion | May 28, 2020 | 3:28 pm

Chinese fund eyes Glencore gold mine in Kazakhstan

China’s state-backed Silk Road Fund is said to be considering a joint $2 billion bid with China National Gold Group for the Vasilkovskoye mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 6, 2016 | 5:58 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Silver skyrockets post-Brexit, energy is back!

Energy had an impressive comeback in Q2, with natural gas and oil being the best performing commodities of the quarter.

Visual Capitalist | July 5, 2016 | 12:01 pm

Rio Tinto sells its Blair Athol coal mine for less than a bus ticket

The Blair Athol mine, closed in 2012, would be the second Australian coal asset in a year to be sold for just A$1.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 4, 2016 | 3:58 am

Global mining equipment market to reach $156 billion by 2022 — report

Product launch and acquisition are the key growth strategies adopted by the leading market players, such as Caterpillar and Komatsu, to strengthen their foothold in the market.

MINING.com Editor | July 4, 2016 | 12:30 am

Sweden sells its German coal mines

The Swedish government has endorsed a plan by a state-owned enterprise to sell its four German coal mines and assets to Czech investors.

Andrew Topf | July 3, 2016 | 2:58 pm

The decline of coal in three charts

These three charts show how coal went from hero to zero.

Visual Capitalist | July 3, 2016 | 1:02 pm

These five coal miners spent $95 million on lobbying before going bankrupt

Report claims that Walter Energy, Patriot Coal, Alpha Natural Resources, Arch Coal and Peabody Energy also allocated more than half a billion dollars for top executives salaries in decade before going bankrupt.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2016 | 6:52 am

BHP hikes exploration spending to focus mostly on copper, oil

It will raise its annual exploration spending by 29%, allocating nearly all its $900 million budget to finding new copper and oil deposits in the fiscal year beginning next month.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2016 | 3:57 am

Is there a future for the Russian coal industry?

It is an open secret that the global electric power industry of which the coal industry forms a part is experiencing a system-wide reduction in both volumes and prices of energy resources.

Bilan Uzhakhov - Russian Coal Group | June 24, 2016 | 4:13 pm

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