While the global reaction to President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement was largely critical, at least one energy industry important to Trump celebrated his decision to break from the accord -- the coal industry.

A new report by accounting firm Ernst & Young has found that the value of deals globally plunged by 45 per cent over the year to March to $US3.3 billion ($4.5 billion) in the first quarter of 2016.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars of infrastructure projects have been put on hold in Western Australia's mining heartland.

The Kimberley town, which sparked the late 1800s Western Australian gold rush, is seeing a rebirth of the industry.

Federal Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has hit out at the Government's decision to give conditional approval for a huge open-cut coal mine near prime agricultural land.

With new rosters in place and job losses on the horizon, many in WA are asking how this will affect their home lives in coming years.

Westpac’s chief economist says with demand out of China unclear coming into the New Year, and high volumes of iron ore being exported to the country, price volatility will continue.

At least one person died and two others were injured after a roof collapse at a Marshall County coal mine in West Virginia Sunday, authorities said.

The bank is predicting the iron ore glut could continue for up to two years, putting sustained pressure on the commodity's price.

Mining companies in Western Australia have massively reduced their exploration budgets, a new survey has found.

New research says mining emissions are a cause of lead poisoning in children in Mount Isa in north-west Queensland.

The developers of the massive coal mine in central western Queensland say falling coal prices will not impact on the viability of the project.