November 17, 2015 Cliffs to halt operations at Minnesota iron ore mine The move will help the cash-strapped coal and iron ore miner to continue operating for the short term.
November 17, 2015 Rio Tinto to close Queensland coal mine if extension gets rejected The company said that extending Kestrel, its only underground coal operation, would add 20 years to the mine’s life.
November 16, 2015 Vale: ‘Several years’ to recover from Brazil mine disaster Mine waste has oozed 440 kilometres downstream and now covers two states.
November 16, 2015 Caterpillar: Supercycle China isn’t coming back Sales of excavators expected in China for entire 2015 is fewer than the total in March 2011 alone.
November 16, 2015 Defence of West Virginia’s former ‘King of Coal’ rests without calling witnesses Former Massey Energy CEO, Don Blankenship, could face up to 30 years in prison in relation with a deadly 2010 mine accident in West Virginia.
November 16, 2015 India won’t need coal imports by 2017: Piyush Goyal The Union Minister says coal shortages will soon be a thing of the past as India won't need to import dry fuel by 2017.
November 16, 2015 World coal consumption to drop up to 4% further by year-end Use of coal for power generation peaked about two years ago, a new report suggests.
November 13, 2015 This is Hillary Clinton’s $30bn plan to save coal miners While the US Democratic presidential candidate doesn’t believe in coal mining, she plans to invest in job training and education, infrastructure and healthcare, and projects to turn abandoned mines into…
November 12, 2015 Anglo reshuffles top management team, waves iron ore boss good-bye With the changes, Anglo’s chief Mark Cutifani is trying to turn around the company’s fortunes following years during which it has underperformed its peers.
November 12, 2015 US Congress grants citizens rights to own asteroid-mined riches Until now, there was no legislature clarifying issues such as whether resources mined from celestial bodies could be sold on Earth.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
