June 3, 2015 New leadership at the World Coal Association The World Coal Association (WCA), the leading global coal industry body, has announced the appointment of Benjamin Sporton as its new Chief Executive and Mick Buffier as Chairman.
June 2, 2015 IMAGE GALLERY: Potash ponds in the Utah desert To the non-expert eye they may seem a set of mirages, but these turquoise-purple-pink visions are what ground-level potash ponds look like near Arches National Park.
June 2, 2015 Total, Shell exit coal mining Some of the world's top oil producers have decided to abandon coal and focus instead on ramping up production and trading of liquified natural gas as a cleaner fossil fuel…
June 1, 2015 Fission Expands R600W Zone; Step Out Hits 14.84% U3O8 Over 3.5M High-grade mineralization at R600W continues to show strong similarities to Triple R deposit
June 1, 2015 Mining exploration spending in Australia hits decade-low The dramatic fall was led mainly by the iron ore and coal sectors.
June 1, 2015 Duke Energy hit with shareholder suit in wake of coal ash settlement A Duke Energy Corp. shareholder has accused the energy company’s top executives of withholding information about how much they knew about a 2014 coal ash spill.
June 1, 2015 How renewable energy in South Africa is quietly stealing a march on coal The howling wind drives the turbines, their blades bent back from the force as they spin in the evening light and send electricity to local villages in South Africa’s Eastern…
June 1, 2015 This is what the mining market looked like in Q1 SNL Metals & Mining just released an expert review on all aspects of the industry, recent performance and quarterly outlook.
June 1, 2015 Cleaner coal technologies vital to reducing CO2 emissions The World Coal Association's chairman and Glencore executive, Mick Buffier, has called governments to increase investment in low emission technologies.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am