August 14, 2014

Aussie mine productivity world’s 2nd worst: PwC

Only Africa rated lower.

August 13, 2014

VIDEO: May’s devastating flooding that hit Bosnia and Herzegovina

Aid from ArcelorMittal.

August 13, 2014

Depression, illnesses, exhaustion killing miners in Western Australia

The recent deaths of nine West Australian fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers who took their own lives has put the topic back in the spotlight.

August 13, 2014

Glencore zinc and nickel output drops

Mines in Australia and Dominican Republic put on care and maintenance and Canadian operations' reserves depleted during first half of the year.

August 12, 2014

Canadian miners performance beats global indexes in Q2

Index gained 9% from April to June, outperforming the S&P/TSX Composite index, which gained 6%, and the London Metal Exchange index, which gained 7% in the same period.

August 12, 2014

Top-producing Powder River Basin coal mines in Q2’14

"There is quite a spread at the moment."

August 11, 2014

Coal oversupply to cap prices to 5-year-low

Not even higher seasonal demand expected as the Northern Hemisphere heads into winter will save coal from its free falling, analysts say.

August 11, 2014

These are the top-producing Central Appalachia coal mines in Q2’14

Second-quarter coal production at Central Appalachia's 25 top-producing mines totaled 11.63 million tons, up about 2.9% from the 11.30 million tons produced in the same quarter a year-ago.

August 9, 2014

Southern’s new coal retirements a blow for Alabama and … Colombia?

Through April 2014, Colombia supplied about 13.4% of the coal delivered to the Southern plants with units slated to retire or be converted.

August 7, 2014

Cliffs appoints Goncalves CEO after Casablanca proxy win

Casablanca Capital-backed Lourenco Goncalves (55) is also the new chairman of the board.