April 17, 2018 Rare earths extracted from coal mining by-products Researchers at West Virginia University expect to start extracting, refining and taking to market rare earth elements in a couple of years.
April 17, 2018 South Africa’s Eskom says facing coal shortages at 7 power plants Eskom supplies around 95 percent of South Africa's electricity, predominantly by burning coal.
April 13, 2018 Senate confirms former coal lobbyist to be EPA’s number two Andrew Wheeler was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to be EPA’s deputy administrator by a vote of 53 to 45.
April 12, 2018 Poor left out of mining profits as ‘resource curse’ hits Kenya There were cases of displacement of communities, workers subjected to unsafe conditions, as well as soil, water and air pollution.
April 12, 2018 Coal dead? Peak oil demand? Five takes on fossil fuels’ future Mining mogul Bob Murray offered a passionate defense of coal, asserting that we’d all “die in the dark” without it.
April 12, 2018 Coal mogul’s novel plan to save coal is to buy it: Gadfly Bob Murray, CEO of Murray Energy Corp., has a novel idea to save U.S. coal: buy the stuff himself.
April 10, 2018 China utilities plan new coal import price index to curb volatility Even as China's government tries to cut the use of dirty fuels, coal still accounts for a majority of the country's power.
April 9, 2018 Private capital flowing into mining on track for record year The second largest ever private equity fund focused on mining closed in the first quarter – 13 funds aim to raise a further $4.9 billion in 2018.
April 6, 2018 Qld coal, minerals exports propels Palaszczuk Government to trade target Queensland coal and mineral exports grew by $5.6 billion over the last 12 months.
April 5, 2018 Six miners killed in Georgia in coal mine accident – officials The accident had occurred at the Mindeli mine in Tkibuli, 200 km (124.27 miles) west of the capital Tbilisi.
Lundin Gold to invest $100 million in 2026 Ecuador exploration Lundin wants to increase its existing reserves totaling 5.54 million ounces, and identify new deposits through a three-year project. February 12, 2026 | 10:29 am
