Adani’s coal hopes look increasingly isolated as BHP joins naysayers — opinion

Instead of paying for mine equipment and services, the former project director sent the money to private bank accounts in Barbados and London.

Initial media reports said the collapse occurred after water that had built up inside the mine coursed into areas where the workers had been located.

The U.S. largest miner by market value and revenue is also dealing with a strike threat at its Indonesia's Grasberg copper and gold mine, which recently resumed operations.

The world’s biggest miner unveiled details about how it expects to meet cost-reduction and productivity improvement targets.

High resolution laser scanned height models may have revealed previously unrecorded First World War practice trenches. The LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) laser data, captured by aerial mapping company Bluesky, was commissioned by the Coal Authority as part of their research and development programme, which is looking at alternative ways to inspect mine entries in remote and rural areas.

The country is opening coal mining to private firms.

The move is seen by analysts as an attempt to strengthen the firm’s image.

Recognizing the realities of global energy sector competition and under fire from major LNG proponents prior to being finalized, the BC Liberal government’s tax structure for liquefied natural gas production in the Western Canadian province.

The controversial duties, imposed earlier this month, will be eliminated once ongoing negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two nations is finalized.