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…
July 2, 2013 CHART: Iron ore price resumes march on $120 Outlook for rest of the year and next also brighter.
July 2, 2013 Guide to surviving the global mining crisis launched Most obvious measures include abandoning non-essential exploration work, postponing hires and focusing on core-business operations.
July 2, 2013 Almost 30,000 mining jobs and $9.5bn in investments at risk in Australia Mostly affecting the country's coal sector, which lost over 1,000 jobs last week alone.
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