Coal Top Stories

Construction begins at Botswana’s first privately-owned coal mine

Botswana's Minergy Limited said on Wednesday it has started construction at its Masama Coal Mine, which is set to be the country's first privately-owned coal mine, following government approval.

Reuters | August 29, 2018 | 1:19 pm

Surface miners drive up savings in coal mining

Diverse studies and tests show that surface miners offer considerable…

Wirtgen Group | August 28, 2018 | 11:10 am

Western Australia sees wave of lithium and coal projects

Over the next few years, the lithium sector in Western…

Resources Monitor | August 28, 2018 | 9:57 am

Fueling a town with waste

In Benin, six tonnes of organic waste are turned into…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 26, 2018 | 2:41 pm

‘I was cheated’ – Tales from the collapse of a commodity giant

A former Singapore civil servant recounts how he’s lost almost…

Bloomberg News | August 26, 2018 | 11:18 am

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

Brazilian tycoon Batista sells Colombian coal mines for $450 million

Sale of Canaverales and Papayal open-pit mines expected to be completed by year-end.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 1, 2013 | 11:23 am

Mine water to threaten Great Barrier Reef: Aussie Greens

"The Newman government continues to ignore UNESCO's warning that the reef could be added to the list of World Heritage sites."

MINING.com Editor | October 31, 2013 | 6:22 am

Batista files for bankruptcy

Latin America’s largest corporate default in history and a $32 billion destruction of wealth for Brazilian tycoon.

Frik Els | October 30, 2013 | 8:28 pm

BHP pledges $500k to Australian communities impacted by bushfires

The company will also commit two dollars for every one dollar donated by its employees.

MINING.com Editor | October 30, 2013 | 4:49 am

Federal judge pushes EPA to finalize coal ash regulation

Regulation has been on the table but untouched since 2010.

Ana Komnenic | October 29, 2013 | 7:57 pm

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