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.
January 3, 2018 Blue skies, green cars and a year of revolution for industrial metals: Andy Home Arrival of new Silicon Valley players like Tesla and Apple to old world of metals serves to reinforce focus on environmentally clean, ethical supply chains.
January 2, 2018 Glencore sells Australian coal mine to Gupta’s GFG Alliance Glencore agreed to sell one of two Australian coal mines it put up for sale last year to British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance.
January 1, 2018 Moroccans continue to protest against the “mines of death” Protesters met with authorities but no agreements were reached, so rallies are set to continue.
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.
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
