August 9, 2019 Pakistan’s milewide open air mine shows why coal won’t go away In Asia, dozens of coal plants have come on line in recent years or are in the planning stages—with a normal lifetime of almost a half-century.
August 5, 2019 Australia wants to streamline resource sector regulation The Productivity Commission will look at best-practice examples of regulation that will remove unnecessary costs for mining companies.
August 1, 2019 McConnell supports miners blockading coal train to get back pay Coal miners in Kentucky blockaded a CSX Corp. train on Monday after going without pay for a month following the bankruptcy of their employer Blackjewel LLC.
August 1, 2019 “Robominers” to scope Europe for resources humans can’t reach EU-funded project aims at improving access to raw materials in small and difficult to access mineral deposits.
July 30, 2019 Fossil-free energy supply gives Sweden edge in green steel race Sweden’s SSAB is turning to hydrogen as a replacement for coal.
July 29, 2019 Where BHP goes on climate change, will others follow? BHP Group may just have set the template for how resource companies are going to deal with the challenge of climate change.
July 28, 2019 Eskom to fight energy regulator in court, Mining Weekly says The debt-laden company is asking a High Court to review a price increase awarded by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa.
July 26, 2019 DSA, union may bid for mines once owned by Guptas, Glencore The venture would be between Orchid Mining, a unit of DSA, and Nehawu Investment Holdings.
July 25, 2019 Formalizing status of miners could add $1.3 billion annually to Colombia’s GDP Government formalization efforts are meant to expand labor protections, safeguard the environment and collect more taxes and royalties from subsistence miners.
July 24, 2019 US coal miners lobby Congress to fund Black Lung Trust Fund Black lung disease is an epidemic killing thousands of coal miners.
Chile’s Mantoverde copper output hit as labor talks stall, union says The labor authority had notified that the company will not have emergency personnel from the union to keep facilities operational. January 12, 2026 | 11:18 am
