August 24, 2020

A Chinese coal miner is getting into solar production

Shanxi Coal is planning a significant investment in the competing business of making high-tech solar power cells.

August 23, 2020

Three miners trapped for four days at an underground coal mine in Colombia

A 24/7 operation is taking place to rescue the coal miners.

August 20, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Iron ore prices hit six-and-half year highs, BHP defers decision on Jansen , Rio Tinto cuts 2020 copper targets on Kennecott, and more.

August 20, 2020

Teck shares plunge on Ottawa environment review of BC coal project

Mining Association of Canada accused the federal government of making a political decision on proposed metallurgical coal project in British Columbia.

August 20, 2020

BHP and Rio Tinto show the swings and arrows of China commodity exposure

It may be a bit of an oversimplification, but in the current situation the world of commodities is effectively split between China and the rest.

August 18, 2020

BHP broadens plans to exit coal operations

The miner is accelerating the sale or spinoff of interests in mines in Australia and Colombia, as well as other coal and oil assets.

August 17, 2020

Coal’s days may be over in the US

President Trump has demonstrated that even a fervently pro-coal, anti-renewables administration can’t halt the decline of the former or the rise of the latter.

August 16, 2020

Four people die in accident near coal mine of Russia’s Severstal

The workers were demolishing a building near a coal mine owned by Severstal.

August 14, 2020

Metro Mining to shut mine early as virus chokes sales

The Bauxite Hills Mine in Queensland is expected to cease shipping ore earlier than usual in mid-September and restart next April.

August 14, 2020

Australian billionaire woos Canadians to build coal mine in Rockies

Grassy Mountain mine, which is forecast to produce 4.5 million tonnes of steelmaking coal per year, would span 2,800 hectares.