Coal Top Stories

Australia to pay China’s Shenhua $200 mln to buy back mining licence

Australia's New South Wales state said on Wednesday it would buy back half of a coal exploration licence from China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd , bowing to pressure from farmers and environmentalists opposed to mining on prime agricultural land.

Reuters | July 12, 2017 | 4:00 pm

Canada a global leader in mining exploration, innovation and diversity: PwC report

According to PwC's Mine 2017 report, Canada's largest mining companies…

PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. ("PwC") | July 12, 2017 | 2:18 pm

Private capital says no to mining

Study shows Q2 2017 new private capital for natural resources…

Frik Els | July 7, 2017 | 4:37 pm

BC coal mine owners told stop trucking coal

But owners of Wolverine mine say rail line not operational…

Business In Vancouver - Nelson Bennett | July 6, 2017 | 4:04 pm

Clean energy shift a plus for mining – think tank

A new Clean Energy Canada report suggests Canada’s mining sector…

Business In Vancouver - Nelson Bennett | July 5, 2017 | 3:01 pm

Mexico halts operations at 32 coal mines over safety fears

The Mexican government halted operations at the coal mines in the northern state of Coahuila on Thursday due to safety issues that have already caused the death of 13 coal miners in the last three weeks.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 10, 2012 | 2:10 pm

Register Now for Advanced Coal Preparation

This course in webcast format is one in the series of courses designed to address mineral processing of a specific substance. The […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 10, 2012 | 9:26 am

CHART: 2012’s record temperatures really are an anomaly

In 117 years of weather keeping in the United States, 2012 has really stood out.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 10, 2012 | 6:06 am

Obama airs ad attacking Romney for saying coal kills

The ad start by touting Obama support for the clean coal industry specifically in Ohio where coal production has increased 7% since Obama took office and then quotes from a 2003 speech Mitt Romney made at the Salem Massachusetts coal plant.

Frik Els | August 9, 2012 | 10:05 pm

Xstrata to lavish $260,000 on every resident of tiny Australian town

Wandoan, with a population of less than 380 people, could get about $106 million from mining giant Xstrata if the Swiss company decides to go ahead with its $6 billion coal project bordering the local community.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 9, 2012 | 1:28 pm

Foreign investors are pulling money out of India’s state-controlled metals and mining firms

India's economy is growing at its slowest pace in nine years and investor confidence has also been eroded by the current government's frequent policy u-turns, corruption scandals and power blackouts.

Frik Els | August 8, 2012 | 11:02 pm

Rio Tinto’s Blair Athol Mine to finish production

Rio Tinto Coal Australia's Blair Athol Mine, near Clermont in Central Queensland, will finish mining operations this year after almost 30 years of production.

Rio Tinto | August 8, 2012 | 4:47 pm

Harry Reid takes aim at coal plants in his home state

Senate majority leader Harry Reid said it was time to close one of the coal power plants in his home state of Nevada, calling it a "dirty relic."

Michael Allan McCrae | August 8, 2012 | 4:26 am

Xstrata to create world’s biggest zinc mine

Xstrata has approved a $360 million expansion for its McArthur River mine in Australia’s Northern Territory which will make the project the largest producer of zinc in the world.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 7, 2012 | 12:52 pm

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