January 15, 2018

China’s state-owned coal firms target 12.65m tonnes of capacity cuts

China's central government-owned enterprises will target coal capacity cuts of 12.65m tonnes in 2018, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.

January 12, 2018

World seaborne coal trade rose 1.5 pct in 2017 – German importers

This rise happened due to a recovery in output in producer countries such as the United States, Russia and China and an accompanying rise in export activity.

January 11, 2018

Mining profits are super-charged and BlackRock wants to get paid

“A lot of investors were really badly burned, ourselves included.”

January 10, 2018

Reform overdue to drive growth and protect Australia from future downturn

Minerals Council of Australia’s pre-Budget submission warns that every year Budget repair is delayed puts Australia closer to the risk of an economic shock.

January 9, 2018

Workers at Colombia’s Cerrejon coal mine say they could strike over wages

Unless disagreements at negotiations for wages and benefits are resolved by Jan. 19

January 8, 2018

Trump administration’s plan to boost coal, nuclear power rejected

For the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Rick Perry’s arguments were unfounded.

January 7, 2018

Coal mine to re-open in Canada, another closes in US

Former Grand Cache Coal mine to re-start out of bankruptcy; 4 West Mine in Pennsylvania will be shuttered.

January 7, 2018

Coal dwarfs battery metals in mining deals despite war on pollution

Coal and iron ore dominated mining takeovers in 2017, Thomson Reuters data shows, with buyers favoring the heavily polluting devil they know over the uncertainties of a battery-powered future.

January 5, 2018

CHARTS: Big mining’s surge in value shames tech giants

The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since.

January 5, 2018

China aims to supersize coal sector through mergers

China plans to create several "super-large" coal mining companies by the end of 2020 as nation ramps up years of efforts to streamline the fragmented sector.