November 3, 2013

First signs of a slow down in global CO2 emissions

The rate at which CO2 emissions are rising has slowed, although total emissions reached a record high in 2012.

November 3, 2013

Australia’s to-be largest coal mine approved

Construction is expected to start in 2015 with first coal being produced in 2018.

November 2, 2013

Young people flee bankrupt Romanian town

Nearly every person was employed at a coal mine that shut in 2006. City declared bankruptcy in September.

November 2, 2013

Not all of Africa’s fastest-growing economies relied on mining

Eight of the 12 fastest-growing economies in Africa in recent years did not rely on natural resources.

November 2, 2013

Institutional investors concerned about ‘unburnable carbon’ fallout

Following this theory to its logical end, the remaining two-thirds of global fossil fuel reserves are “unburnable”—that is, worthless.

November 1, 2013

BHP miners rescued, Chinese still trapped

Both mines will remain closed until security probes are complete.

November 1, 2013

Brazilian tycoon Batista sells Colombian coal mines for $450 million

Sale of Canaverales and Papayal open-pit mines expected to be completed by year-end.

October 31, 2013

Mine water to threaten Great Barrier Reef: Aussie Greens

"The Newman government continues to ignore UNESCO's warning that the reef could be added to the list of World Heritage sites."

October 30, 2013

Batista files for bankruptcy

Latin America’s largest corporate default in history and a $32 billion destruction of wealth for Brazilian tycoon.

October 30, 2013

BHP pledges $500k to Australian communities impacted by bushfires

The company will also commit two dollars for every one dollar donated by its employees.