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Union at Colombia’s Cerrejon to hear wage offer before possible strike vote

"We will meet with the company... after a request from them to present a new offer, the fourth in this negotiation," said the Sintracarbon union president.

Reuters | January 19, 2018 | 12:09 pm

India to allot Coal India 11 new mines to boost production by two-fifths

The mines, in the eastern states of Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar, are expected to operate at full capacity by 2022.

Reuters | January 19, 2018 | 10:54 am

Ex-Massey Energy CEO and ex-con Blankenship running for US Senate

Blankenship kicked off his campaign Thursday night with a town hall meeting for voters in which he vowed to support President Donald Trump’s pro-coal stance with actions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 19, 2018 | 9:15 am

Canadian miner expanding in West Africa

RosCan is targetting different land packages in Ghana and Mali.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 19, 2018 | 7:04 am

GoldStone kicks off project to restart Ghana mine shut for 100 years

The old underground mine is located within the Akrokeri prospecting licence held by GoldStone, about 1.5 km south of two proposed pits.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 19, 2018 | 4:03 am

Most U.S. states lost coal mining jobs in 2017 – data

Statistics come as the administration of President Donald Trump claims credit for new jobs in the coal industry.

Reuters | January 19, 2018 | 2:11 am

The periodic table of commodity returns

If for some reason, you still think that the commodity markets are predictable, today’s chart provides a nice piece of humble pie.

Visual Capitalist | January 18, 2018 | 1:02 pm

There could be an iron throne in the Pyramid of Cheops

An Italian professor at the Politecnico di Milano says that there could be an iron throne right below the apex of the Pyramid of Cheops, located in Giza.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 18, 2018 | 1:00 pm