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Adani refutes foreign workers accusations

Indian coal mining giant Adani denied claims it's cheating the Australian migration system by sneaking in foreign workers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2012 | 2:57 pm

PHOTOS: Rioting Spanish coal miners fire homemade rockets

With subsidies to Spain's coal industry about to be yanked, striking workers are ratcheting up the pressure on the government and clashing violently with police.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 21, 2012 | 5:12 am

Xstrata to pay $342 million to execs after Glencore merger triggers ‘red-top alert’

The unusual alert, considered the Association of British Insurer's most serious warning, indicates a breach in corporate governance.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2012 | 12:24 am

Dem bill would halt new mountaintop coal mines pending health study

House Democrats introduced legislation Tuesday that would require a comprehensive study of the health dangers related to mountaintop removal coal mining. More controversially, the bill would also halt all new mountaintop coal projects until the health study is complete.

The Hill | June 19, 2012 | 9:25 pm

Maybe solar could take out nuclear

Business Insider's Gregor MacDonald was amazed at solar power's break out in the last energy report from BP, and he wonders if more traditional power sources that are hobbled by cost, regulation and uncertainty will lose to solar power.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 19, 2012 | 5:16 am

Subsidies for Spanish coal mines yanked; workers protest

Protests in northern Spain are turning violent with riot police using batons and tear gas to squelch striking coal miners who are worried their way of life may be on the way out.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 19, 2012 | 5:02 am

Prophecy Coal to purchase Tethys Mining exploration licenses

Drill results of the agreed upon regions estimated to at 540 million tonnnes of thermal coal.

Joshua Zapf | June 18, 2012 | 9:19 pm

L&L Energy buys majority stake in Chinese coal mine

US-based L&L Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: LLEN), a company with five-year track record of profitable coal operations in China, announced it has entered into an MOU to acquire the Lashu Mine in HeZhang County, Guizhou Province.

MINING.com Editor | June 18, 2012 | 4:23 pm

Australia sets conditions to Rinehart’s $6.4 billion coal mine project

Australian environment minister, Tony Burke, has told GVK and #4 mining billionaire Gina Rinehart to improve four areas of their $6.4 billion Alpha Coal project if they want to gain Federal environmental approval.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 18, 2012 | 3:59 pm

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