July 13, 2015 First time ever: Gas overtakes coal in US power mix Already battered by increasingly onerous regulations on pollution from power generation, U.S. coal miners are now suffering the impact of cheap natural gas on the industry.
July 10, 2015 End of an era for UK coal mining — last mines close up shop It marks the end of a three-century industry that once employed over a million workers in the U.K.
July 8, 2015 This tiny US mining town began burning 52 years ago and never stopped The former mining town of Centralia, in Pennsylvania, has been on fire since 1962, when a coal seam running into a mine shaft set on fire. It hasn't stopped ever…
July 8, 2015 SNL Energy’s latest coal forecast, and gas-fired generation overtakes coal burn for 1st time Coal market prices continued to trade under pressure in June, with weather retaining shoulder-season qualities in the primary coal using regions.
July 8, 2015 NSW conditional approval for new coal mine slammed Federal Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has hit out at the Government's decision to give conditional approval for a huge open-cut coal mine near prime agricultural land.
July 8, 2015 UN Human Rights unit roasts Canada over mining, aboriginal treatment The human rights committee is currently meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, ahead of finalizing its report and is hearing from Canadian non-government groups, including Amnesty, and from the federal government.
July 8, 2015 INFOGRAPHIC – Crisis investing: How 14 asset classes performed in times of distress Today's infographic compares how 14 different asset classes have performed during the last five crises.
July 7, 2015 China panic crushes mining stocks Billions wiped from mining sector as gold, silver prices fall and copper, iron ore prices plummet to 2009 levels amid Chinese stock market collapse.
July 7, 2015 These are the top business risks mining and metals firms face Getting — and keeping — a social license to operate, as well as resource nationalism, remain among the top five business risks for the industry.
July 7, 2015 Latest climate pledges demonstrate need for cleaner coal technology Many more countries will be making their pledges in the coming months.
Copper price set for biggest annual gain since 2009 on supply bets The red metal has notched a series of all-time highs in an end-of-year surge, rallying over 40% on the London Metal Exchange this year. December 31, 2025 | 10:31 am
