India’s thermal coal imports rise over 15 pct in Q1 – trader

100 years ago an explosion at the Senghenydd, Wales coal mine killed 439 miners.

50% of US met coal exporters lose money at today's prices.

Bans new coal-fired power plants in some areas as part of anti-pollution measures.

Other mining industry employees also did quite well.

Funding for coal plants drying up as thermal falls below $80 a tonne for the first time since October 2009.

David Hughart implicated former Massey Energy CEO during trial.

US shale gas and Canadian potash.

Unlike his peers, the company’s chief executive Ivan Glasenberg, is not afraid of betting on Africa’s largest economy.

"If there were UN observers here this would be regarded as an unfair election.''