The world economy is complex, but today’s series of maps will allow you to simplify your understanding of the relative wealth of people around the globe.

Industry bellwether Caterpillar's global mining equipment sales drop 42% as Asia-Pacific and Latin America orders fall off a cliff.

If built, Carmichael would be Australia's largest coal mine.

In what is being seen as a direct challenge to Beijing's authority, thousands of Chinese coal miners have taken to the streets to protest against unpaid wages.

Indonesia could exhaust its economically retrievable coal reserves by 2033, a study by PriceWaterhouseCoopers released on Monday showed.

In a sign of further influence in global financial markets, a major Chinese bank has been allowed into an elite club of bankers that sets the global price of silver.

The ramp up in Mongolian coal production will be faced with decreasing demand from China, the major importer of Mongolian coking coal.

Official figures released in Beijing showed that exports in February were down 25.4% on a year earlier, the worst performance since May 2009