May 21, 2013 Australia coal industry threatened by major strike Five unions representing Australian coal terminal employees are going on a strike at 6:30 a.m. Sydney time Friday.
May 21, 2013 Vale reduces forecast by 30% for coal exports from Mozambique Bad weather, labour disputes and lack of infrastructure have slowed output.
May 19, 2013 South Africa’s National Mineworkers Union proposes big wage increases NUM wants earnings to go up from $530 to $850 per month for underground workers.
May 19, 2013 Virginia Attorney General talks coal tax credits Virginia Attorney General and Republican Gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli made a campaign stop in Bristol this week and coal was a hot topic.
May 19, 2013 Surge in global demand for coal has ports expanding Among British Columbia's merchandise exports, coal is king as demand for metallurgical supplies remains strong globally.
May 18, 2013 BC rejects new coal mine for Vancouver Island Compliance Energy Corp.'s application found deficient by the provincial environmental assessment office.
May 17, 2013 BHP finds new Guinea exit strategy "Our decision to focus on the OECD was deliberate and, I would argue, increasingly looks like the right call."
May 16, 2013 Former BP chief to become GlencoreXstrata’s interim chairman Hayward gained infamy for his management of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
May 15, 2013 BHP Billiton’s disappearing exploration budget "We need to squeeze returns from our installed infrastructure."
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly. January 30, 2026 | 06:21 pm
