March 30, 2015 Coal industry’s decade-long drop in productivity hits reverse U.S. miners have stabilized or even increased productivity at both surface and underground coal operations in the past two years, a study released Monday shows.
March 30, 2015 Unionized coal mines safer, more productive than non-union operations SNL Energy's analysis looked at 1,086 mines in 2013 and 2014, including 54 union mines and 1,032 nonunion mines.
March 30, 2015 BHP wants strikes to be ‘last resource’ for workers The mining giant has also asked for local laws to be flexible enough to keep pace with other countries.
March 29, 2015 Big oil worse than big miners in overspending A chart by the Wall Street Journal shows that capital expenditures by the big oil companies are exceeding cash flow at a higher rate than the major miners.
March 27, 2015 Five companies in Australia’s Cooper Basin worth watching: Canaccord Genuity’s Johan Hedstrom Canaccord Genuity energy analyst Johan Hedstrom is tasked with scouring the Australian oil patch looking for good deals even as prices slip and slide.
March 26, 2015 $60 billion for mining private equity a myth Looking for an exit or a lifeline? Look further says $8 billion fund manager.
March 26, 2015 US coal producers shaved production costs further in challenging 2014 Production costs for a handful of U.S. coal producers declined in 2014, but some Illinois Basin producers actually reported higher costs, according to a cost-of-coal-sales-per-ton analysis by SNL Energy.
March 26, 2015 Congo’s planned mining code changes ‘too risky’: miners The country's Chamber of Mines says the new code would send the mining industry back by at least 10 years.
March 26, 2015 Glencore shutting down its West Wallsend coal mine in Australia The firm said poor coal prices meant it would not make sense to extend the life of the mine.
March 25, 2015 Mining private equity: It’s Davis or bust? Until Mick Davis pulls the trigger on X2's $5.6 billion, wishful thinking and unhealthy skepticism will pervade talk around private equity and mining.
SolGold agrees to $1.2 billion takeover by top investor Jiangxi Copper This was Jiangxi's third proposal to acquire the company. December 24, 2025 | 08:03 am
