November 17, 2016

CHART: Trump $500 billion will do very little for global mining

Even if the US president-elect's massive infrastructure build-out plan makes it through Congress intact.

November 17, 2016

VIDEO: Eagles attack and take down drones at remote mining site in Australia

South Africa's Gold Fields has already lost nine of these vehicles since it adopted the technology at its St Ives operation, in Western Australia.

November 16, 2016

Where do our raw materials come from?

Who mines the copper, grows the timber, makes the cement and harvests the coffee all fueling our modern lives?

November 16, 2016

Australian coal continues to underpin economic development in Asia

The Report confirms that Australia remains the world’s largest coal exporter, contributing more than $40 billion to the national economy.

November 15, 2016

Queensland groups launch campaign to support Adani’s Carmichael coal project

As Adani’s Carmichael project continues to gain momentum with the confirmation of construction commencing in 2017, community and industry groups have launched a support campaign on social media.

November 15, 2016

Eighty-six years after Ohio’s worst mining disaster scars persist, but life goes on

Despite the incident happened 86 years ago, the emotional and economic wounds of Millfield coal mine explosion persist, but this photo essay is also a testimony to the resiliency of…

November 14, 2016

Could President Trump pull the US out of NAFTA?

Under current law and absent the passage of new legislation, the president does have legal authority to take the requisite steps to withdraw the U.S. from NAFTA and raise tariffs…

November 13, 2016

Can Trump really revive the U.S. coal industry?

Coal has been stuck in a decline that even a pro-coal president, with assistance from Congress, may not be able to reverse.

November 10, 2016

Trump sends iron ore price to 2-year high

Another surge on Thursday takes iron ore to two-year high, up 11% since the US election – Cliffs stock soars 21%.

November 9, 2016

Coal, oil industries see brighter future after Trump victory

He has promised to ease regulations on the coal and oil sectors, and pull the US from global agreements aimed to curb climate change.