May 20, 2015

Mitsui mulls expanding into food, drugs sectors to offset profit drop

The firm created a new division in April to evaluate deals in those areas, and in the past six months has made mining infrastructure-related investments in the U.S. and Africa.

May 19, 2015

Coal of Africa gets the go ahead for its Makhado Project

The miner was granted a New Order Mining Right (“NOMR”) for its flagship Makhado hard coking and thermal coal project in South Africa's Limpopo Province.

May 18, 2015

‘Skinny’ South32 disappoints on debut

Market valuation at lower end of expectations on worries over dearth of reserves. BHP stock falls 6%.

May 15, 2015

Duke Energy pleads guilty to coal ash pollution charges, to pay $102 million

The U.S. largest electrical utility, has pleaded guilty to nine criminal violations of the Clean Water Act for polluting four major rivers with coal ash.

May 14, 2015

Eric Coffin – pinpoints the mining companies with resources that are right for today’s market

In this interview with The Gold Report, he suggests some companies with resources that not only make sense but could make even more sense to larger companies.

May 14, 2015

Poland fights for coal, but Russia may benefit

Poland's defense of coal, which has been a measure of energy independence from Russia, might actually be an asset to the Kremlin's influence.

May 14, 2015

Sign of the times: Western Australia selling $4.1bn in assets as mining revenue drops

The sell-off includes the state's largest general cargo port, Fremantle.

May 13, 2015

US coal-fired plants retiring to peak this year — study

SNL says the closures represent about 4% of installed coal capacity in the U.S. and it will make up a third of nationwide coal plant retirements between 2010 and 2015.

May 13, 2015

Glencore under fire on Colombia coal mines

The commodity and mining firm is battling activists who allege its Colombian coal mines have whisked profits out of the country, while causing environmental and labor issues.

May 12, 2015

Patriot Coal files for bankruptcy, in talks to sell all assets

The US coal miner listed assets and liabilities of more than $1 billion each in court filings.