New government data shows employment in the Appalachian mining industry is at a 14 year high. The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said that the total number of coal jobs nationwide is at its highest level since 1996, with 90,354 jobs in 2011.

Reuters reported that aluminum fabricators in China may take longer Chinese New Year breaks as product demand is set to stay lukewarm in the coming two months on tight credit and low exports, cutting the use of primary aluminum and weighing on metal...

The New Zealand Labor Department confirmed that Pike River Coal's former CEO Mr Peter Whittall faces 12 criminal charges over the 2010 mine explosion that killed 29 miners.

Luxembourg based ArcelorMittal is still planning to double output at its Andrade iron ore mine in Brazil's Minas Gerais state despite its decision to temporarily halt a USD 1.2 billion expansion project at its Monlevade steel plant in the same state.

It is reported that Arch Coal Inc has been updating the Perry County Board on its progress to open Lost Prairie Mine, which will mine 440 acres of an 848 acre site northwest of Pinckneyville, near Winkle.

According to the preliminary data released by the country General Administration of Customs, China coal exports decreased further to 790,000 tonnes in October of the current year down 34.7% or 420,000 tonnes from 1.21 million tonnes in September.

Brazil's iron ore export value in October this year rose by 10.6% compared to the same month last year but was down by 7% as compared to September this year at $3.8 billion.

In August 2011 Human Resource and Skills Development Canada, a federal department of the Government of Canada approved a commitment of more than USD 3 million dollars over a 3 year period to fund More Than a Silver Lining a program to provide Aborigina...

The share prices of steel companies shot up sharply in response to an interim relief provided by the Central Empowered Committee which cleared 24 applications for re commencing mining operations in Karnataka.

It is reported that sluggish domestic and international steel demand and operating problems will weigh on third quarter profits at South Africa's two biggest steelmakers, ArcelorMittal SA and Evraz Highveld Steel. The gloomy conditions in the Septe...

During the conference held recently by SteelOrbis in Rezzato, Mr Giuseppe Pasini chairman of Italian steelmakers association Federacciai illustrated the structural problems that characterize the Italian steel industry, starting from the condition of...

It is reported that China is expected to account for 32% of the world new installed power generation capacity in the next 20 years.