December 5, 2016

Glencore becomes sole owner of Newlands, Collinsville coal mines in Australia

After buying ought out its two Japanese partners, Itochu Corp and Sumitomo Corp.

December 5, 2016

Montney in high gear despite market uncertainty

Flux in gas demand, delay in Petronas decision among clouds on B.C. northeast’s horizon.

December 5, 2016

World’s longest traffic jam points to Mongolia recovery

Over 60 kilometers, they line up: truck after truck, after truck. Nearly every one of them is laden with coal.

December 4, 2016

Giant Australian coal mine near Reef one step closer

Indian conglomerate's $16 billion Carmichael coal mine in Queensland clears "final major State and Federal Government approval".

December 4, 2016

Explosion in Chinese coal mine leaves 32 dead 

Thirty-two miners were killed in a gas explosion that ripped through a coal mine in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia on Saturday.

December 2, 2016

EPA’s proposed financial responsibility rule for miners a ‘job killer’ — industry

Norm aims at ensuring that hard-rock mining companies can pay the costs of cleaning up their mines, says EPA.

December 2, 2016

Rodent bait from oil sands poisoning animals commonly trapped in Alberta

Companies respond by banning rodent poison.

December 1, 2016

CHARTS: Death of the coking coal contract

Coking coal prices retreated on Friday, but only slightly, holding above $300 a tonne after two months of insane gains.

December 1, 2016

Glencore to resume dividend in 2017 as debt reduction on track

Soaring coal prices have helped Glencore, the world’s biggest provider of the thermal kind, straighten its balance sheet.

November 30, 2016

Study: Private capital investment in US coal is over

At over $43 billion, 2016 is set to be a record year for raising capital to invest in North America's energy sector, but not a single fund is targeting coal.