May 2, 2018 Fuel tax rebate comes into effect for Nova Scotia-based mining companies Provincial fuel tax is supposed to help pay for public roads and highways by charging the vehicle owners who use them. The Nova Scotia government gives other resource industries a…
May 2, 2018 Two U.S. coal miners see growth amid sector’s gloom Most miners producing coal for electricity are getting battered by cheap natural gas and increasingly stringent pollution controls.
May 1, 2018 Australia corporate watchdog expands legal action against Rio Tinto, former executives The global miner has denied any wrongdoing in a similar case brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
April 30, 2018 Contura, Alpha to merge, creating largest US met coal producer The deal comes as investors look for consolidation in an industry that is recovering from a deep downturn in 2015 and 2016.
April 27, 2018 Even Europe’s biggest coal addict now wants to clean up its act Poland has about $30 billion of planned wind projects 30 kilometers (19 miles) out in the Baltic.
April 27, 2018 US coal output just took another hit as demand keeps fading The economic case for mining coal to generate electricity in the U.S. continues to fade.
April 26, 2018 Russia’s leading coal producer SUEK joins World Coal Association SUEK is one of the world’s largest coal companies that produces higher-quality enriched coal.
April 25, 2018 Federal Council rejects mining referendum in Colombian town The council endorsed a plea introduced by mining workers against a ruling by the Cundinamarca Administrative Court.
April 24, 2018 Increased production at Chinese domestic coal mines lead to decline in thermal coal prices Since a price ceiling was imposed at China’s main coal import harbour Qinhuangdao in mid-February, seaborne prices for coal have started to decline.
April 24, 2018 Canada’s Teck Resources profit rises on higher sales volumes Teck, which also mines copper, zinc and gold, said adjusted profit attributable to shareholders rose to C$753 million.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
