February 28, 2013

Nova Scotia miners blame Government for low profits

Nova Scotia is the only Canadian province that taxes resource companies for fuel used on mine sites.

February 28, 2013

Rio appoints former BHP executive as new finance director

Christopher Lynch takes over longstanding finance director Guy Elliott.

February 28, 2013

Brazil’s Vale reports first loss in a decade, takes $5.7bn write-down

It became the latest large miner to write down assets in the face of falling commodity prices.

February 28, 2013

Beijing all smogged up with air pollution

Levels of unhealthy airborne particulate matter exceeded maximums on monitoring indexes.

February 27, 2013

New York mayor ‘happy’ to report US coal is ‘a dead man walking’

"Even though the coal industry doesn't totally know it yet, or is ready to admit it, its day is done."

February 26, 2013

US big winner in Colombia’s coal industry troubles: report

South America’s largest coal supplier risks losing its main customers to the US as mounting issues affecting major coal miners in the country have started to disrupt supply.

February 25, 2013

Mongolia going it alone at Tavan Tolgoi. For now

A domestic company will start working a coking coal block previously slated for development by foreign miners.

February 25, 2013

Rio Tinto suspends mining activities in Mozambique

Mining company Vale took the same step because the Beira coal terminal stands idle with the Sena rail line out of action.

February 25, 2013

Terrorists attack Colombia’s largest coal mine

The violence comes as union leaders and company executives prepare to hold talks today, hoping to end a strike that is costing the company millions of dollars a day.

February 24, 2013

Coal deaths drop by one-third says China’s statistics bureau

The use of gold and silver in jewelry was up 16%.