May 15, 2012

Xstrata Coal, JX Nippon plan $35 million study of B.C. coal project

A partnership formed by JX Nippon Oil & Energy and Xstrata Coal will invest $35 million on a preliminary study of the Suska coal project in eastern British Columbia.

May 15, 2012

Chinese ‘Pompeii’ threatened by coal mine

A forest of fossils that is being compared to a "vegetational Pompeii" is under threat from coal mining, says a story in China Daily.

May 15, 2012

Fifth largest coal deposit in the world found in Colombia

Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista just got richer. CCX, a division of the billionaire’s EBX Group energy arm MPX, announced it has completed a study of coal reserves in the San…

May 14, 2012

US appeals court ruling upholding permit for large surface coal mine

The US government said it will appeal a federal district court's March ruling that found Arch Coal's Spruce No. 1 surface mine permit in Logan County, West Virginia, was valid.

May 14, 2012

CIL, Limpopo government ink pact to develop coal mines in South Africa

The government today said Coal India (CIL) has signed a pact with government of Limpopo, South Africa for jointly identifying, exploring and developing coal mines.

May 14, 2012

India plagued by problems acquiring foreign mines

India is not China when it comes to successful acquisitions of foreign mining companies, reports the Wall Street Journal.

May 14, 2012

Coal industry jeopardizing humpback whales in Australia

Humpback whales may be the main victims of Australia's thriving coal industry, according to a study published on the May issue of the Marine Ecology Progress Series journal.

May 14, 2012

Uncertain coal supplies in India drive Power Ministry to seek Prime Minister’s intervention

With no end in sight to the continuing tussle between state-run Cola India Limited (CIL) and the power producers over the fuel supply issues, the Power Ministry has petitioned the…

May 14, 2012

An Obama War on Coal?

Recent news that President Obama's re-election web page on energy policy didn't include coal on the list of "all of the above" energy sources sparked outrage in coal-producing states like…

May 14, 2012

Australian coal miners fail trying to reopen Ebenezer mine

Australian protestors fighting the reopening of the Queensland Ebenezer mine by Zedemar Holdings, are considering an appeal after the Supreme Court dismissed their claims.