UK Labour leader says he’ll invest in former mining towns and steel industry

While Republican candidate Mitt Romney slams Barack Obama's policies as bad for coal, the President has taken a more personal approach. Not only he went after Romney ‘s business record, but he has also denounced his opponent's use of unpaid coal miners in his campaign through a provocative TV ad.

Labour unrest at Anglo American Platinum’s South Africa operations spread on Tuesday to a new mine as the company and fellow miner AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) have hardened their stance on strikers.

A record number of skilled New Zealanders involved in trade are leaving their country to take up higher paying jobs in Australia.

A subsidiary of Beijing Haohua Energy Resource has offered Coal of Africa $100 million in equity funding following Exxaro's decision to refrain from exercising options for a stake in the South African miner's Makhado coal project.

Leading investors in Swiss commodities giant Xstrata (LSE:XSTA) have expressed their disappointment and frustration at the board's recommendation of a merger with Glencore (LSE:GLEN) for what they believe to be a takeover "on the cheap."

Glencore (LSX:GLEN) has been accused of dodging millions of pounds in tax through the use of complex derivatives to artificially reduce profits.

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.