January 7, 2013

Coal of Africa soars on Vitol deal

Coal of Africa Limited shares of Coal of Africa were up 12% at 9:54 a.m. ET after the junior coal producer announced it struck a marketing deal to expand its…

January 7, 2013

Media hoax wipes $330 million off Whitehaven Coal

Australian Whitehaven Coal Ltd shares went downhill Monday after a fake press release allegedly from the coal miner's major lender, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, claimed it had withdrawn…

January 4, 2013

Australians want to put the brakes on foreign ownership of mining interests

New survey reveals significant anti-foreign sentiment

January 4, 2013

Australian coal industry remains dour as it becomes world’s most costly producer

Australia's coal industry shed more than 8,000 jobs in the past six months

January 4, 2013

Coal seam gas production balloons in Asia

Unconventional gas is becoming increasingly popular across the Asia-Pacific, as demand for natural gas grows throughout the region’s major industrialized nations.

January 4, 2013

Colombia’s Cerrejon exceeds coal exports and production targets for 2012

The operation —a joint venture between BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE:BHP), Anglo American (LON:AAL) and Xstrata (LON:XTA)— produced 34.6 million tons of coal last year, 4% more than the projected 33.3…

January 3, 2013

US coal mining deaths down

Preliminary figures show 19 coal miners were killed on the job in 2012, compared to 21 in 2011.

January 3, 2013

Mining companies lead surge in Canadian IPO market in Q4

Consumer products, retail, energy and real estate sectors shared spotlight with miners

January 3, 2013

Rogue trade: Things just got a whole lot worse for Rothschild-Bakrie venture

Embattled Bumi Resources swings into $652 million loss after derivative trade goes wrong.

January 3, 2013

India and Brazil to replace China as main drivers of resources demand: report

A second wave of raw materials demand from India and Brazil will support the global mining industry says global accountancy firm KPMG