Coal Top Stories

ICMM updates mine-community relations guide to reflect investors’ pressure

Improved guidance integrates the eight effectiveness criteria of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 10, 2019 | 9:39 am

Australian Labor mayor slams party’s lack of support for mineworkers

The Mayor of Townsville says Labor's lack of support for…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 8, 2019 | 10:12 am

Teck signs $95 million shipping deal, stock jumps

The five-year deal would result in significantly increased shipping volumes…

Jackson Chen | December 4, 2019 | 12:23 pm

2020 renewables use spike not enough to meet climate change goals

According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, global energy consumption from…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 3, 2019 | 5:00 pm

Canada’s energy outlook forecasts coal use to decline 75% by 2040

Canadian oil pricing and production trends will rely heavily on…

MINING.com Editor | December 3, 2019 | 3:17 pm

Great Barrier reef escapes in-danger listing from UNESCO

Lobbying from the Australian Government

Michael Allan McCrae | July 5, 2015 | 1:02 am

Anglo American laying off up to 20% of its staff as investors press for further savings

Cuts likely to be announced at the end of the month, when the miner is set to publish its first-half results.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2015 | 6:20 am

US Gov’t offers $20 million to projects aimed at recovering rare earths from coal

The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has been investigating the economic feasibility of recovering the coveted elements from coal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 1, 2015 | 4:06 am

The end of coal mining in Britain

Employed a million men and boys at its peak.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 1, 2015 | 1:14 am

Davis’s X2 Resources goes after Rio’s coal assets in Australia

Negotiations between the parties, still at an early stage, are said to have generated solid interest from both sides.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2015 | 5:58 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Environmental control projects at units granted MATS extensions

Due to the long lead time for environmental control projects, many coal-fired generators have moved ahead with compliance plans.

SNL Energy | June 29, 2015 | 11:58 am

New study shows the economic effects of permitting delays on the U.S. mining industry

Duplicative permitting processes can delay mining projects a decade or longer.

[email protected] | June 29, 2015 | 11:07 am

Coal shares jump after U.S. Supreme Court rejects mercury rule

Beleaguered U.S. coal producers were thrown a lifeline after the Supreme Court struck down the Obama administration’s rule on mercury and acid gases from power plants.

Bloomberg News | June 29, 2015 | 1:39 am

Rio Tinto sells Murowa diamond mine and leaves Zimbabwe

The company, however, said it remained committed to the diamond industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 26, 2015 | 3:32 am

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