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The world’s northernmost mines

They are all located in just three countries: Norway, Russia and Canada.

Frik Els | January 11, 2016 | 10:13 am

Arch Coal files for bankruptcy amid decline of US sector

Miner seeks to cut $4.5 billion in debt.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2016 | 3:42 am

Will taxpayers get stuck with the bill to clean up strip mining coal sites?

The issue of how to pay for mine reclamation is flying below the surface of the general public even though the matter is, literally, above ground and right before the eyes of the major coal-producing regions.

Forbes | January 10, 2016 | 2:21 pm

Worst year for US mining jobs since 1986

12 straight months of losses see 129,000 positions eliminated, the deepest jobs cuts in 29 years and the third worst annual decline since 1939.

Frik Els | January 8, 2016 | 2:21 pm

India to end decades-old state monopoly on coal mining

Delhi is hoping the measure will reduce the nation’s reliance on coal imports.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 8, 2016 | 8:16 am

Political risk seen on the rise in these key mining markets

Major commodity-producing countries are set to remain under intense finance strain in 2016, which will increase the risk of social unrest, says Verisk Maplecroft.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 8, 2016 | 3:16 am

Private capital won’t touch mining

Only 0.6% of private capital raised in 2015 for natural resource investment is for mining projects–one wind farm fund attracted more than the entire sector.

Frik Els | January 6, 2016 | 11:41 pm

Mining deaths in the U.S. fell to historic low in 2015

Eleven of the 28 deaths last year occurred at coal mines, a sector that has seen employment decrease significantly in recent years, especially in Appalachia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2016 | 9:50 am

Miners, commodities traders brace for La Niña

The last time the weather event was present, it wrought havoc on the mining industry in Australia, with thermal and coking coal mines in Queensland hit by flooding from cyclones and heavy rain.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2016 | 5:50 am

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