October 28, 2012

Brown, Obama Under Fire for Hurting Ohio Coal Families

President Barack Obama and Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown have been hostile towards the coal industry

October 28, 2012

Coal port debate packs Squalicum High School

Close to 2,000 people participate in public meeting to identify concerns about the Gateway Pacific Terminal coal export pier

October 28, 2012

Slowing Chinese economy hits U.S. metal industry

As China's economy cools, U.S. exporters are increasingly feeling the chill.

October 27, 2012

Work stoppage ends at Glencore’s Colombian coal mine

Anglo American's Q3 met coal output surges 12%, thermal coal dips 15%

October 26, 2012

BHP confident iron ore prices will stabilize

BHP Billiton CEO Marius Kloppers said during the company's annual general meeting yesterday that the record high iron prices witnessed over the past decade will not be repeated.

October 26, 2012

Whitehaven shuts Sunnyside on declines in coal prices

Aussie miner Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) has announced the indefinite suspension of operations at its Sunnyside mine near Gunnedah in New South Wales. […]

October 26, 2012

Indonesian businessman warns foreigners of local investment perils

A prominent Indonesian businessman has warned foreign miners of the perils of investing in his own country over the next two years due to new laws which curb overseas ownership.

October 25, 2012

Australia’s mining tax proves a huge fiasco

Australia’s Federal Government has seen sunnier days as reports revealed Thursday it has not collected any revenue in the first three months of its much-debated Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT).

October 25, 2012

China to undergo U-shaped recovery

A leading analyst says growth in China is set to gradually recuperate as the Middle Kingdom's economy experiences a short, sharp U-shaped convalescence.

October 25, 2012

Lagging productivity imperils Australian coal miners’ prospects

The lagging productivity of the Australian coal industry could render as much as a third of the sector's output unprofitable.