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The Government of India is considering allocation of around eight to ten coal blocks to state government-run public sector companies for the purpose of...

Polish miners at the state owned PGG launched a two-day blockade in protest of inadequate pay for extra work.

Thiess, the mining arm of Cimic Group, has secured a contract extension by the Bayan Group members to continue operations at Melak coal mine in East...

The California Assembly in the US has approved a new bill requiring state pension funds, California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers) and...

Aluminium producer National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has said that it plans to acquire around a 25% equity stake in MEC Coal by March 2012.

Recent accidents and green policies have cast doubts on the future of the US coal mining industry. In a two-part special, Keith Mwanalushi investigates the...

Jul 19, 2023 - The Russian war has encouraged the UK to step back from plans to abandon coal power. But how can cloud technologies fit in this new future?

Canadian firm Sherritt International has completed the sale of its coal business in an all-cash deal worth $946m.

Macarthur Coal has awarded Theiss Sedgman (TSJV) an A$85m ($84.5m) contract for the construction of a new coal handling and preparation plant (CHPP) in...

Anglo American has sent its plans for the development of its Drayton South thermal coal mine in Australia to the NSW Government for the third time.

South32 has reported a significant drop in its coking coal output and has put its nickel production under review.

Rio Tinto has concluded the sale of its 40% stake in the Bengalla coal joint venture (JV) in Australia to New Hope in a transaction valued at $616.7m.

Stanmore Coal has reopened the Isaac Plains mine in the Bowen Basin of northern Queensland, Australia, after it shut in 2014 due to falling coal prices.

Centennial Coal has decided to put its Angus Place mine at Western Coalfields in New South Wales under care and maintenance due to falling prices of...

Dec 8, 2023 - Ramaco Resources discovers gallium and germanium in Wyoming

The Chinese Government is planning to close 6,000 non-coal mines by 2020, in a move aimed at reducing mining accidents and deaths, according to Reuters.

The US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri has confirmed Arch Coal's amended plan of reorganisation, which allows the company to eliminate...

Adani Enterprises has announced its results for the fourth quarter of the 2019 financial year, revealing increases in coal and solar production.

Electricity public utility Eskom is seeking coal bids for its Arnot Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, after notifying Exxaro that the coal supply...

Russia-based Siberian Coal Energy (SUEK) has purchased five new Scania (Sweden) trucks for its Apsatskiy open-pit mine.

Researchers from the University of Kentucky in the US have developed full-scale models of longwall shearers featuring scrubber systems that can help reduce...

US-based coal producer Alpha Natural Resources has filed for chapter 11 as part of a plan to cut its $4bn debt.