BC coal mine owners told stop trucking coal

Finland could become the first European country to end usage of coal in energy production.

Xstrata's board will recommend the merger of the company with fellow Swiss commodities giant Glencore.

Colombia's booming mining and oil industries are likely to be the centre of terrorist attacks over the coming months as soldiers and guerrillas fight on the battlefield, while their delegations hold peace talks to end the country's half-century-old conflict.

AngloAmerican (LSE:AAL) plans to implement reductions in coking coal over the next several months with further industry-wide cuts still expected.

An energy analyst has concluded that the key factor causing the world's economic woes is ”high-priced fuel syndrome“ which induces sluggish growth and range of other ailments.

A new report released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) indicates that commodities exporters and emerging economies will be hardest hit by slower growth in China and a concomitant decline in commodities prices.

Nathan Tinkler's fortune has plunged by over 50% since last year causing the electrician-turned-mining magnate to tumble to second place on a list of Australia's richest young entrepreneurs.

British Columbia, Canada's most western province, will employ over 16,700 mining professionals in the next 10 years according to a report released Wednesday by the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) in partnership with the BC Mining HR Task Force.

The Czech Republic might soon be creating an artificial sea in northern Bohemia by flooding the massive and partly abandoned brown coal mining pits located in the area with salt water from the Baltic Sea.