October 20, 2012

Ryan in Pennsylvania: Obama waging a ‘war on coal’

Campaigning in the heart of coal country Saturday, vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan in Moon Township, Pa., made a direct play for the voters in the area whose livelihoods depend…

October 20, 2012

Patriot Coal requests 180-day extension to reorganize company under Chapter 11

Patriot Coal Corp. asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York for a 180-day extension to file its reorganization plan — moving the deadline to May…

October 19, 2012

Most Gold Fields miners back to work, but KDC East strikers face final ultimatum

Almost all the 15,000 Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE, JSE:GFI) miners at risk of being fired for going on an illegal strike reported for duty, but striking workers at the company’s…

October 19, 2012

Chinese stimulus spending could revive US coal

A raft of stimulus spending on infrastructure projects in China could lend much needed succor to the America's enervated coal industry.

October 18, 2012

Australian gold exports to China surge over 900%, iron ore sinks 5%

Australian sales of gold to China have surged a staggering 905.4% on the back of the Middle Kingdom's efforts to short up its foreign currency reserves.

October 18, 2012

Chinese coal firms in Canada favour foreign labour – report

The Chinese coal mining companies that are staring business in B.C., Canada, have been accused of favouring Chinese applicants to fill available positions, as they have posted ads looking for…

October 18, 2012

Do the presidential candidates’ barbs over energy policy hold up?

Claims are half true

October 17, 2012

Standard and Poor’s cuts Anglo American’s outlook to negative

Global credit rating firm Standard and Poor's (S&P) downgraded Wednesday its outlook on Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) to negative from stable as a result of growing concerns about the effects…

October 17, 2012

Oil and coal save BHP’s September quarter results

BHP Billiton (ASX,LON,NYSE:BHP), the world’s biggest miner by market value, posted Wednesday a weaker than expected September quarter from its West Australian iron ore mines as the company’s work on…

October 17, 2012

China’s share of global mining M&A’s doubles as total deals decrease

China's percentage of international mining merger and acquisition deals nearly doubled during the first half of the year according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).