September 14, 2014

$8bn mining private equity needs to be spent. And soon

Countercyclical investors sitting on $8 billion unspent funds have been waiting for clear signs of a market bottom. The wait may well be over.

September 13, 2014

China’s war on pollution is finally moving coal prices

The latest restrictions on production, consumption and imports could drive prices 10% higher by the end of the year.

September 12, 2014

Anglo American puts Peace River on care and maintenance

Anglo American is putting its Peace River metallurgical coal operation on care and maintenance. Operations at the Trend mine will cease at the end of 2014.

September 11, 2014

These are the top risks miners face

Productivity, followed by capital decisions and obtaining a social license to operate, are among the top risks global mining and metals companies face.

September 10, 2014

Workers allegedly denied safety gear, told coal ash ‘safe enough to eat’

American Electric Power faces lawsuit.

September 9, 2014

Another setback for Canadian met coal mine in Tahltan territory

The government of Canada's British Columbia, has hit the pause button on a high-grade anthracite coal mine proposed by Fortune Minerals Limited in the northwest part of the province.

September 9, 2014

India’s Supreme Court revises judgment on illegal coal blocks

It won't announce its verdict on the matter until an unspecified later date.

September 8, 2014

The ironies of shipping U.S. coal from B.C.

The latest battleground for U.S. President Barack Obama’s so-called war on coal isn’t even in the lower 48 states. It’s across the border in British Columbia.

September 8, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: Geosynthetics — an $18 billion market

First international conference about geosynthetics in mining begins Monday.

September 7, 2014

Anglo American chief not going for any major corporate split

A big corporate break-up à la BHP Billiton is definitively not in his books, he told FT.com.