June 21, 2012

UK Coal misses restructure deadline

UK Coal, which runs three of Britain's last five pits, is to miss a self-imposed deadline to restructure the debt-laden business as it attempts to pass some of its pension…

June 21, 2012

Adani refutes foreign workers accusations

Indian coal mining giant Adani denied claims it's cheating the Australian migration system by sneaking in foreign workers.

June 21, 2012

PHOTOS: Rioting Spanish coal miners fire homemade rockets

With subsidies to Spain's coal industry about to be yanked, striking workers are ratcheting up the pressure on the government and clashing violently with police.

June 21, 2012

Xstrata to pay $342 million to execs after Glencore merger triggers ‘red-top alert’

The unusual alert, considered the Association of British Insurer's most serious warning, indicates a breach in corporate governance.

June 20, 2012

India ‘condemning’ millions to stay poor, says Lakshmi Mittal

Joining the likes of NR Narayana Murthy and Azim Premji to blame the Indian government for policy inaction, UK-based NRI billionaire LN Mittal has said the country is potentially condemning…

June 19, 2012

Dem bill would halt new mountaintop coal mines pending health study

House Democrats introduced legislation Tuesday that would require a comprehensive study of the health dangers related to mountaintop removal coal mining. More controversially, the bill would also halt all new…

June 19, 2012

Peabody coal exec Paul Demzik quits

Paul Demzik, president of U.S. coal major Peabody Energy's Coaltrade International subsidiary recently left the company to pursue other interests, a Peabody spokeswoman said in an emailed response on Tuesday.

June 19, 2012

Maybe solar could take out nuclear

Business Insider's Gregor MacDonald was amazed at solar power's break out in the last energy report from BP, and he wonders if more traditional power sources that are hobbled by…

June 19, 2012

Subsidies for Spanish coal mines yanked; workers protest

Protests in northern Spain are turning violent with riot police using batons and tear gas to squelch striking coal miners who are worried their way of life may be on…

June 18, 2012

Prophecy Coal to purchase Tethys Mining exploration licenses

Drill results of the agreed upon regions estimated to at 540 million tonnnes of thermal coal.