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Dour mining report substantiates warnings of an Australian resource sector slowdown

A report indicating weak sentiment on the part of Australian mining companies would appear to substantiate warnings that Australia's flourishing resources sector is headed for a slowdown.

Marc Howe | July 31, 2012 | 4:03 am

A few Republicans start talking carbon tax

While their counterparts in Australia are having nothing to do with it, some wonkish types in the Republican Party are floating the idea of a carbon tax.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 30, 2012 | 11:21 pm

Nearly a quarter of streams in southern West Virginia polluted due to mine runoff

Phys.org says damage to streams and rivers in southern West Virginia is substantial due to mining, and even small operations can have a large impact on wildlife.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 30, 2012 | 10:55 pm

Coal bounces back

Believing that the natural gas nightmare may be ending, investors are returning to coal.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 30, 2012 | 7:23 pm

Consol’s conveyor calamity

'Structural failure' at CONSOL Energy's mine and preparation plant in Pennsylvania has the company reporting that the Bailey and Enlow Fork mines could be fully impacted for the next two weeks.

Joshua Zapf | July 30, 2012 | 4:50 pm

Blackwood trading halt casts further doubt on Tinkler’s AUD$5 billion bid for Whitehaven Coal

A trading halt on Blackwood Corp (ASX:BWD) shares has cast further doubt upon Australian mining magnate Nathan Tinkler's audacious AUD$5.3 billion privatization bid for Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC).

Marc Howe | July 30, 2012 | 5:51 am

Mittal: Investing in mining, but not India or China

I'm not locating capital to India or China as I don't see things progressing there. We can't remain stuck, so we move on. Now our priority is to reduce debt, we sell non-core assets. But we continue to invest in mining and become self-dependent.

Frik Els | July 29, 2012 | 10:07 pm

Feds quash 21-year old permit after coal mining restarted, overruling Alaska Natural Resources Dept

A coal mining permit issued in Alaska 21 years ago — but not utilized until recently — has been ruled as no longer valid by a US federal agency because the Alaska DNR “erroneously transferred and renewed invalid permits."

Frik Els | July 29, 2012 | 1:39 am

20 arrested after shutting down coal mine in West Virginia

Patriot Coal's Hobet mine was back in production by late afternoon.

Frik Els | July 29, 2012 | 12:16 am

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