June 26, 2017 Rio brushes off Glencore latest offer for coal mines, sticks with Yancoal The company has chosen to sell its Hunter Valley coal mines to China-backed Yancoal, but shareholders will decide.
June 25, 2017 Colombia coal mine explosion kills 13 Thirteen coal miners have died in Colombia after an explosion at an illegal coal mine on Friday.
June 23, 2017 Glencore fights back, sweetens deal for Rio Tinto’s Australian coal assets Fresh bid is far better than the $2.55bn it offered earlier this month and considerably more than the $2.45bn offered by Yancoal, the Chinese-backed miner that is Rio’s preferred buyer.
June 21, 2017 World’s top coal producer to close 37 mines Coal India, responsible for about 82% of the nation's total coal output, said the closures would save around 8 billion rupees ($124 million).
June 20, 2017 Yancoal trumps Glencore bid for Rio Tinto’s coal mines The acquisition would make of Yancoal Australia’s largest pure-play coal producer.
June 20, 2017 Rio Tinto in search of next Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia Mongolia’s renewed efforts to attract foreign investment it’s bearing its first fruits.
June 18, 2017 How China, not Obama, waged the war on coal Global coal production is down record amounts thanks largely to China, BP's chief economist said Thursday, and coal's probably not coming back.
June 15, 2017 BHP Billiton announces new Chairman The world’s largest mining company announced that Ken MacKenzie has been elected to succeed Jac Nasser
June 14, 2017 #StopAdani protests surge in Australia Before construction begins, activist groups are making sure to continue to speak up against the $16bn Carmichael coal mine
June 13, 2017 World coal production falls off a cliff China, the world's largest energy consumer, burned the least coal in six years.
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