October 26, 2013

D11 tractor crushes light vehicle, driver escapes with cut finger

Lucky.

October 25, 2013

Mozambique clashes intensify, but threat may be overblown

Rebel group Renamo is threatening to blow up infrastructure used by coal mines operated by Anglo-Australian giant Rio Tinto and Brazil's Vale.

October 25, 2013

Rio sells stake in Clermont coal to Glencore for $1bn

The mining giant is selling its 50.1% stake in Clermont coal mine to a company jointly owned by Glencore Xstrata and Sumitomo Corporation.

October 24, 2013

Aussie gov produces draft repeal of mining tax

Not a done deal quite yet.

October 24, 2013

What’s really behind China’s economic growth and why it won’t last

When I read some of the headlines by other news organizations, sometimes I can’t help but chuckle at their oversimplification.

October 24, 2013

Investors give Teck a boost following record coal sales

Profits still down sharply from last year's third quarter.

October 23, 2013

Second Cerrejon bombing in ten days

FARC rebels target Colombia's largest coal producer.

October 23, 2013

Caterpillar sees no signs of improvement on the horizon

Share price drops more than 6% following Q3 profits of less than $1 billion.

October 22, 2013

Indonesian export ban threat breathes new life into nickel price

Nickel price up 5% in October as Indonesia stays firm on 2014 unprocessed mineral and metal export ban.

October 22, 2013

Emerging markets expected to make up for China’s waning coal appetite

The next few years will bring a geographic shift in thermal coal demand, analysts say.