Coal Top Stories

Indian billionaire’s Australian mine plans face further delay

Adani can start work on building the rail line to connect Carmichael to Queensland’s freight network, but cannot start building the mine just yet.

Bloomberg News | December 21, 2018 | 2:33 pm

South Africa’s Transnet hopes to re-open one closed coal export line on Saturday

South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) exported a record…

Reuters | December 21, 2018 | 9:49 am

Worst Czech coal mine blast in decades kills 12 Poles, one Czech

The accident is the worst mining disaster in the Czech…

Reuters | December 21, 2018 | 3:00 am

Incidents of black lung vastly under-reported in US Appalachia — NPR

The investigation tracked the plights of former coal miners suffering…

Amanda Stutt | December 18, 2018 | 3:04 pm

Nigeria’s first gold refinery plans to triple capacity in five years

Most ore will be sourced locally from various locations including…

Reuters | December 18, 2018 | 11:58 am

Duke Energy tries to retain customers after charged with illegally pumping coal ash into rivers

Last week the company was accused by regulators of illegally pumping 61 million gallons of contaminated water from a coal ash pit into a river.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2014 | 5:21 pm

SouthGobi hit badly by coal prices slump, seeks funding to avert default

The Vancouver-based miner said it expected coal prices to remain weak.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2014 | 3:05 pm

Gas sector to replace mining as Australia’s main growth driver

Together with other four key industries, gas could add $250 billion to the economy over the next two decades, shows a new study.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2014 | 10:40 am

Birth of new Ukrainian nation? Interview with Robert Bensh

With Crimea, Ukraine loses some prospective offshore oil and gas territory in the Black Sea, but it doesn't lose any shale. All the shale is in Ukraine's east and west.

Oilprice.com | March 23, 2014 | 4:52 pm

Value of US mineral production decreased in 2013

Not because of lower production but lower metals prices.

Ana Komnenic | March 23, 2014 | 3:08 pm

Rio Tinto demands carbon capture progress, but doesn’t want to pay for it

The miner's energy division chief, Harry Kenyon-Slaney, said current climate change policy debate is idealistic and too focused on renewable energy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 21, 2014 | 3:57 pm

BC’s economy to ‘shift into higher gear’ in 2014: RBC

Sales abroad will fire up BC resource industries like forestry and mining.

Emma Crawford Hampel - BiV | March 20, 2014 | 11:38 am

Chinese demand for Australian commodities not about to ‘decline drastically’ – Fitch

But China's incremental demand for commodities may have peaked.

Ana Komnenic | March 19, 2014 | 10:26 pm

JPMorgan gets $3.5bn after Mercuria buys its commodities unit

Deal places European trader among world’s top commodity titans.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 19, 2014 | 7:02 pm

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