September 13, 2013

Australian coal miners walk off the job after late wages payment

“It’s not the first time it’s happened and the boys have had enough."

September 13, 2013

Rock band to commemorate UK’s worst ever mining disaster

100 years ago an explosion at the Senghenydd, Wales coal mine killed 439 miners.

September 12, 2013

CHARTS: Australia, Canada met coal outlook OK. US not so much

50% of US met coal exporters lose money at today's prices.

September 12, 2013

China gets tough on coal, pollution

Bans new coal-fired power plants in some areas as part of anti-pollution measures.

September 11, 2013

Mining engineers rank among highest paid in British Columbia

Other mining industry employees also did quite well.

September 11, 2013

Glencore freezing $6bn project may be just the start as thermal coal price drops near 3-year low

Funding for coal plants drying up as thermal falls below $80 a tonne for the first time since October 2009.

September 11, 2013

Former Massey coal executive sentenced to three years in prison for endangering miners’ lives

David Hughart implicated former Massey Energy CEO during trial.

September 11, 2013

BHP quietly increasing its North American presence

US shale gas and Canadian potash.

September 10, 2013

Glencore Xstrata to list in S.Africa, ignores country’s issues

Unlike his peers, the company’s chief executive Ivan Glasenberg, is not afraid of betting on Africa’s largest economy.

September 10, 2013

Clive Palmer says he’ll lose Fairfax, calls Australian electoral system ‘corrupt’

"If there were UN observers here this would be regarded as an unfair election.''