September 29, 2014

Coal mining revival in Canada’s Alberta eyed by Australian company

The Crowsnest Pass in southern Alberta hasn't seen a working coal mine in decades, but an Australian company has a plan to change that.

September 29, 2014

India’s biggest underground coal mine opens next month

With an annual capacity of 2.8 million tonnes the mine is expected to help feed the country’s starved power stations.

September 29, 2014

Coalview to participate at Met Coke World Summit 2014 in Chicago

The company is in various stages of development of recovery projects in Canada, Alabama, Illinois, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

September 29, 2014

China to impose revamped coal tax in December

The new resource expected to encourage a more efficient use of coal, which has been blamed for the nation's severe air pollution troubles.

September 29, 2014

Vale and Sumitomo have decided to close their Isaac Plains coalmine in Queenslands Bowen Basin

The Australian coal sector continues to contract sharply, with hundreds of workers at another Queensland mine set to be told of imminent job losses on Tuesday morning.

September 28, 2014

Coal still burning hot in Alberta

The Edmonton Journal published an article last week on the Genesee 1, 2 and 3 coal-fired generating facilities, located not far from the Alberta capital.

September 26, 2014

Miners ordered to hand back land to natives in Colombia

The ruling, which affects 11 gold mining companies, is the first of its kind in the South American nation.

September 26, 2014

Canadian researchers modernize solar power with nano gold technology

Scientists have discovered that a small molecule created with just 144 atoms of gold can increase solar cell performance by more than 10%.

September 25, 2014

Top coal customers by US production region

Despite ever shrinking demand, coal remains the largest source of fuel for electric generation in the United States.

September 25, 2014

BHP freezes executive pay

CEO Andrew Mackenzie's pay package is already only half that of his predecessor.