Glencore posts worst half-yearly profit since listing in London

A Canadian coal junior has teamed up with one of the world's largest steel producers to move the Mount Klappan Metallurgical Coal Project in northern British Columbia into production. Fortune Minerals said yesterday that it has formed a joint venture with POSCO Klappan Coal Ltd. and POSCO Canada Ltd. (POSCAN) — a subsidiary of South Korean steelmaking giant POSCO.

Richard Burton appeared on Dick Cavett's show in 1980 and told the story about his family of Welsh coal miners. Listen to a riveting history about those who loved the mines and what that work cost them.

CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX), updates on second quarter 2011 operations. From the release: "CONSOL Energy's Coal Division reports total coal production of 15.4 million tons for the quarter, including 1.4 million tons of low-vol metallurgical coal

Industrial action at BHP Billiton Limited's (ASX:BHP) Queensland mines is heating up as workers fight for more job security and pay rises. According to Fairfax Media more than 400 BHP workers have started strikes at the global miner’s coking coal mines after failed talks between the company and its employees.

Mining equipment maker Joy Global, Inc. (JOYG: News ) is close to acquiring Chinese coal-mining equipment maker International Mining Machinery Ltd. (ICMHF.PK), according to Bloomberg on Wednesday.

An Australian coal company at loggerheads with a Brazilian-based partner over a central Queensland mine will seek damages in the Federal Court.

Strikes are looming in South Africa's gold and platinum sectors which could threaten global supplies at a time when commodity prices are red hot. South Africa's powerful National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday wage talks with the country's main gold miners were deadlocked and it was preparing for a strike.

Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation that could lead to the construction of a new "clean coal" plant in Chicago that converts coal to natural gas. Quinn signed the bill Wednesday at the site of a former steel mill on Chicago's southeast side. Image of Gov. Pat Quinn is from Wikipedia

Pan Asia Corporation Limited is pleased to announce that it has now executed a formal agreement with leading underground mining group KOPEX to undertake a Final Feasibility Study on the TCM Coal Project in South Kalimantan, Indonesia.