April 7, 2015

Mongolia halts landmark deal with foreign firms over massive coal mine

The country's parliament decided Tavan Tolgoi needs the approval of legislators before going ahead.

April 6, 2015

Three injured in fire at Teck’s Greenhills coalmine

Three employees of Teck Resources Limited have received non-life-threatening injuries after a flash fire.

April 3, 2015

South Africa’s Sasol coal miners seek damages over lung disease

Coal miners in South Africa who worked at a unit of Sasol and contracted lung diseases filed a suit seeking damages from the company, according to their lawyer.

April 3, 2015

Mining top executives the gloomiest of all: report

Despite the overall pessimism, mining CEOs remain just as confident on their own company’s growth as they were in previous years.

April 2, 2015

China claims to hold over 2 million tonnes of uranium deposits

The country’s uranium deposits have doubled in the last 15 years to more than 350 across the nation.

April 1, 2015

Deutsche Bank slashes South32 valuation

BHP Billiton spin-off worth just $7 billion when based on current spot prices for commodities.

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.