January 1, 2018 India’s Singareni Collieries wants to produce 85 million tonnes of coal per year The state-owned company plans to open up 12 new mines.
January 1, 2018 Russia’s Mechel says has enough creditor support for restructure of $1bn loan The company, which is controlled by businessman Igor Zyuzin and came close to bankruptcy last year, circulated the final draft of a restructuring proposal among its creditors.
December 29, 2017 West Virginia coal miner killed in dozer accident A coal miner in West Virginia has died following an accident at a mine owned by Revelation Energy, LLC.
December 28, 2017 Renewables generated triple the power of coal in 2017, UK figures show British wind farms generated more electricity than coal plants on more than 75% of days this year.
December 27, 2017 Thousands protest in Morocco against the “mines of death” The city of Jerada has seen four days of massive protests.
December 26, 2017 Coal mine collapses in Afghanistan killing five Officials say the mine was dug with little regard for safety.
December 26, 2017 China halts oil product exports to North Korea in November as sanctions bite Beijing also imported no iron ore, coal or lead from North Korea in November.
December 21, 2017 Ships in a bottleneck: China, Australia ports clogged as coal, iron ore demand soars With some vessels waiting to load coal and iron ore outside Australian ports for over a month, key charter rates jumped to highest in more than three years.
December 20, 2017 Coal’s resilience today will prove its ultimate downfall: Gadfly For all the doom and gloom about the future of coal, the past two years have been a boom time for coal prices that's exceeded by their 2010 to 2012…
December 20, 2017 Glencore, Apollo Are said to bid for Rio’s last coal assets A sale would allow Rio to complete its exit from coal and continue an asset divestment program that has returned more than $7 billion since 2013.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
