March 20, 2012

2 W.Va. coal operators sued over water pollution

Environmentalists are suing two more coal companies over pollution from mining operations in West Virginia's Boone and Nicholas counties.

March 20, 2012

Anglo looking for new coal assets

Anglo American is looking for thermal coal assets in Australia and Indonesia, especially as prices of potential targets have come down, the head of its thermal coal unit said in…

March 20, 2012

CIA trying to kill Australian coal industry, says Palmer

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has been accused of involvement in coups and insurrections throughout history, but now an Australian mining tycoon is accusing the CIA of trying to sabotage…

March 20, 2012

Heavy rainfall disrupts coking coal mining in Australia’s Queensland

Heavy rainfall in the last 48 hours has caused significant disruption at several coking coal mines in the Moranbah region of the Bowen Basin, in Australia's Queensland, market sources said…

March 20, 2012

Billions hacked off mining majors after BHP’s China comments

"The big infrastructure build clearly will come to some end," Ian Ashby, BHP's chief of iron ore said on Tuesday.

March 20, 2012

Coal miners hospitalized after gas exposure in Australian coal mine

Fourteen coal miners were hospitalised after being exposed to coal gas leaks at the Collinsville coal mine in Northern Queensland in early March.

March 20, 2012

Indonesia May Lose US$ 916 M from Coal Export Ban

Indonesia could incur a potential loss of up to US$ 916 million from the low-calorie coal export ban starting in 2014, according to mining experts.

March 20, 2012

WA premier slams mining tax

West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has slammed the federal government's mining tax, calling it discriminatory and an example of the commonwealth trying to hold back the advance of his state.

March 19, 2012

Young miner dies in coal mine accident

A 24-year-old miner died in late on Sunday in the Lubnica lignite mine, located near the town of Zaječar, in eastern Serbia.

March 19, 2012

Australia’s controversial coal and iron mining tax passes the Senate

The Australian Senate approved today a mining legislation that imposes a 30% tax on coal and iron ore miners, allowing the government to take a larger part of profits from…