December 11, 2017

Traditional owners say they were forced to negotiate with Adani over Australian mine

Representatives for the Wangan and Jagalingou People said they were forced to sign an Indigenous Land Use Agreement at the Native Title Tribunal for Adani’s Carmichael mine.

December 11, 2017

ArcelorMittal miners stage sit-in at four Kazakh coal mines

About 200 coal miners in Kazakhstan refused to leave four mines operated by a unit of ArcelorMittal at the end of their shift on Monday and staged a sit-in.

December 8, 2017

Glencore says signs labor pacts at most of its Australian coal mines

These new labor agreements with workers at 13 of its coal mines in Australia end months of negotiations over wages and benefits.

December 6, 2017

Interior won’t say what it’s doing with coal health study

Democrats and environmentalists becoming increasingly concerned about why Interior Department remains silent about the National Academy of Sciences study.

December 6, 2017

Vale expects to sell up to $1.5 bln in non-core assets through 2020

The Brazilian miner revealed these expectations in a presentation to investors in New York on Wednesday.

December 6, 2017

Suncor Energy begins regulatory process to add significant low-carbon power with cogeneration at its Oil Sands operations

To remain globally cost and carbon competitive, Suncor took first steps to replace coke-fired boilers with two cogeneration units at Oil Sands Base Plant.

December 4, 2017

Coal India November output, shipments rise to highest for month

Coal India Ltd.’s production and shipments in Nov. rose to most for month in at least five years, as power plants procured more coal to boost inventories.

December 4, 2017

Rio Tinto appoints one of its own as the company’s new chairman

After a nine-month search, the miner has picked the current leader of the remuneration committee, Simon Thompson, to assume the post in March 2018.

December 3, 2017

In Germany’s Appalachia, the last coal mine is closing

It’s a sunny October day on the outskirts of the west German town of Bottrop.

December 3, 2017

Who will fund Adani’s Carmichael coal mine? Not China

The shovels are in the ground at the Carmichael coal mine in Queensland but the bankers have yet to open their wallets.