July 12, 2013 UK Coal restructuring secures mining operations and 2,000 jobs A new Employee Benefit Trust will run the new business and the Daw Mill mine will see its remaining coal deposit transferred to the Coal Authority.
July 9, 2013 Air pollution sheds years from life expectancy: MIT study Beijing particulate levels in January reached as high as 700 micrograms per cubic metre.
July 8, 2013 Whitehaven Coal Maules Creek project stalled by protests Dozens of protesters form picket line; workers walk off.
July 7, 2013 US House panel looks at Western coal industry Congress is poised to enter the debate over whether taxpayers are getting a fair return on coal mined from public lands in the Western U.S. as a House committee plans…
July 6, 2013 Long-awaited coal miner stamp due in August The coal miner stamp is one of 12 Forever stamps, inset, in the "Made in America: Building a Nation" series due for sale in August.
July 4, 2013 Starved for jobs, Europe shifts attitude towards mining "Growing resource nationalism in many parts of the world makes Europe more attractive from a political risk point of view."
July 4, 2013 Whitehaven Coal receives final approval for its A$767 million Maule Creek project Production is expected by the second half of 2014.
July 3, 2013 Coal giants’ lay offs could be a boon to oversupplied Australia Major miners Glencore Xstrata and Peabody Energy made large cuts to their Australian coal operations last month, but in the long-term their actions may have a positive impact on the…
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