BHP blames driver error, brake problem for runaway train wreckBHP said its initial findings of the Nov. 5 incident showed the nearly 3-km (1.9 miles) long train came to a halt after a braking system control cable became disconnected.Reuters | November 16, 2018 | 9:50 am
South Africa’s Eskom revises coal contract strategy, seeks supply securityEskom, which supplies more than 90 percent of the nation's…Reuters | November 16, 2018 | 9:38 am
NZ Gov’t plans to re-enter doomed Pike River mine to recover remainsIt is now our intention to get this job done,…Reuters | November 13, 2018 | 2:44 pm
VIDEO: Fortune Minerals makes headway on permits; aboriginal opposition unresolved If all goes as planned, junior miner Fortune Minerals will operate three projects in Canada in the foreseeable future. Ana Komnenic | February 25, 2014 | 6:14 pm
New online map shows deforestation as it happens The data shows that between 2000 and 2012, the earth lost far more trees than it gained. Ana Komnenic | February 21, 2014 | 11:07 pm
Woman dressed as bat hangs from coal loader Operations were halted for nine hours while police removed the protesters. Michael Allan McCrae | February 20, 2014 | 6:50 pm
INFOGRAPHIC: How much do geologists make? And why did Forbes rank Geology as the 7th most valuable college major? Mine Staffing International | February 20, 2014 | 3:01 pm
Second coal ash leak at North Carolina site Duke Energy’s problems grew worse on February 18, with reports surfacing that a second toxic leak has occurred at its Eden plant on the Dan River. Oilprice.com | February 18, 2014 | 11:54 pm
Wyoming coal production falls for fourth straight year Bad weather, including a lot of rain, contributed to a cut back in operations. Oilprice.com | February 18, 2014 | 12:04 am
BHP Billiton profits up 31 pct The greenfield focus is on copper porphyry targets in Chile and Peru. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 17, 2014 | 11:06 pm
US coal mine employment down 20% but not among the biggest producers The biggest US coal mines only show a 0.5% drop in employment overall. Ana Komnenic | February 17, 2014 | 5:09 pm
Mining job cuts push Australian unemployment rate to 10-year high For the first time in a decade, Australia's unemployment rate has hit 6%. Ana Komnenic | February 16, 2014 | 6:00 pm