Coal Top Stories

Merkel allies pile on the pressure to keep coal plants running

Germany’s states are upping pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel to keep coal-fired power for as long as 30 years as the nation approaches a deadline for setting an exit date from the fossil fuel.

Bloomberg News | August 22, 2018 | 6:45 am

The 30 countries leading the way in environmental credentials

List was complied using the environmental performance index (EPI), which…

CO2 Greetings | August 21, 2018 | 10:07 am

Trump promised to bring back coal – It’s declining again

Nineteen months into his term, there’s little improvement.

Bloomberg News | August 21, 2018 | 9:42 am

Trump to relax carbon limits on power plants to support US coal

The new plan would hand authority to states to create…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 21, 2018 | 9:30 am

BHP annual profit jumps 33 percent, misses forecast

Analysts thought profits would reach $9.27 billion.

Reuters | August 20, 2018 | 4:00 pm

Mongolian coal mine resumes operations

Suspended in July 2012, the Ulan Ovoo thermal coal project is up and running again.

Ana Komnenic | November 4, 2013 | 5:54 pm

Canadian juniors more resilient than many expected: report

Only 31 juniors listed on the TSX-V were delisted in the 12 months ending June 30.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 4, 2013 | 3:06 pm

China moves toward new stage of mining sector openness

"When the Chinese government says they are going to do something, it can really be done quickly."

MINING.com Editor | November 4, 2013 | 2:19 am

Queensland coal ports operating under capacity; BHP scraps $5bn terminal plan

'As the mining investment boom turns to bust, Queensland’s port capacity has already shifted from a shortfall to a surplus.'

Ana Komnenic | November 4, 2013 | 12:40 am

First signs of a slow down in global CO2 emissions

The rate at which CO2 emissions are rising has slowed, although total emissions reached a record high in 2012.

Ana Komnenic | November 3, 2013 | 8:16 pm

Australia’s to-be largest coal mine approved

Construction is expected to start in 2015 with first coal being produced in 2018.

Ana Komnenic | November 3, 2013 | 6:25 pm

Young people flee bankrupt Romanian town

Nearly every person was employed at a coal mine that shut in 2006. City declared bankruptcy in September.

Ana Komnenic | November 2, 2013 | 8:58 pm

Not all of Africa’s fastest-growing economies relied on mining

Eight of the 12 fastest-growing economies in Africa in recent years did not rely on natural resources.

Ana Komnenic | November 2, 2013 | 7:45 pm

BHP miners rescued, Chinese still trapped

Both mines will remain closed until security probes are complete.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 1, 2013 | 2:13 pm

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