Can US coal companies afford to clean up the country?

A worsening financial crisis for the nation’s biggest coal companies is sparking concerns that U.S. taxpayers could be stuck with hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars in cleanup costs across a landscape of shuttered mines.

Washington Post | April 1, 2016 | 12:10 am

Uranium company sues Virginia over the right to mine huge deposit – The Washington Post

The firm is seeking a reversal of the state’s 33-year-old ban on uranium mining.

Washington Post | August 7, 2015 | 10:52 am

Down the black hole of coal mining in Poland

In his series “What Coal Left Behind,” photojournalist Matthew Busch looked to Europe — Walbrzych, Poland, specifically — to explore the human impact of harvesting fossil fuels, and the people involved either directly or indirectly in the practice.

Washington Post | October 27, 2014 | 2:27 pm

More than 20 people killed in Congo mining collapse, government says

The government of Congo says more than 20 people have died in a collapse at a bush mine in the region of Masisi in North Kivu province. That’s in the far eastern part of the country.

Washington Post | May 17, 2013 | 1:01 am

Study: The coal industry is in far more trouble than anyone realizes

US coal fleet could find itself under threat in the years ahead.

Washington Post | April 8, 2013 | 8:49 pm

Gold bulls strongest since August as funds retreat: commodities

Gold traders are the most bullish in four months as U.S. lawmakers near a deadline for budget talks, at a time when hedge funds are cutting bets on higher prices.

Washington Post | December 28, 2012 | 4:49 pm

Commodities speculators lift wagers in longest streak on record

Speculators increased wagers on commodities for an eighth consecutive week, the longest streak on record, just before a report on U.S. job growth sparked the biggest price rally in a month.

Washington Post | August 6, 2012 | 5:42 pm

U.S. grants Zimbabwe officials visas for blood diamond meet despite rights concerns, sanctions

The Obama administration has granted visas to two senior officials from Zimbabwe to attend a meeting of an international body charged with monitoring and preventing the sale of blood diamonds, despite human rights concerns and financial sanctions against the pair.

Washington Post | June 4, 2012 | 5:39 pm

Gold! Haitians hope ore finds will spur economic boom from mining for gold, copper and silver

Its capital is blighted with earthquake rubble. Its countryside is shorn of trees, chopped down for fuel. And yet, Haiti’s land may hold the key to relieving centuries of poverty, disaster and disease: There is gold hidden in its hills — and silver and copper, too.

Washington Post | May 11, 2012 | 9:09 pm

Jewelers want platinum for Asians after gold vaults

Platinum is luring jewelers away from gold after investors’ purchases of bullion to escape market turmoil pushed prices to records.

Washington Post | February 29, 2012 | 12:21 am

Residents lose appeal to keep property in central Pa. coal town decimated by underground fire

Residents of a central Pennsylvania coal town decimated by a half-century-old mine fire have lost a state court appeal to try to prevent condemnation of their land, but the long-running case will continue in federal court.

Washington Post | February 25, 2012 | 4:31 pm

Vale, CSN, MMX Iron-Ore Mines May Be Disrupted by Heavy Rain

Vale SA, Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA and MMX Mineracao e Metalicos SA operations in southeastern Brazil may suffer output disruptions and transportation delays for a third year because of heavy rains.

Washington Post | January 5, 2012 | 2:34 pm

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