But as some countries signal a move away from coal, miners cap production and the industry remains almost permanently under the political
Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan has called on state-owned coal miner PT Bukit Asam (PTBA) to begin development of a
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the methodology for auction of coal mines for commercial mining. Earlier, the ministry of coal had published a white paper on the policy initiative, which purports to bring in private participation in coal
In its heyday, the city had seven coal mines and two ironworks, offering steady work and plentiful housing that lured thousands of workers from
"The Forest Service can no longer ignore the climate and wildlife benefits of keeping Pilot Knob's roadless forest free from coal mining," said
Estevan - Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig has been a coal miner for 44 years, and is considering taking an early retirement as part of the 25
CASPER, Wyo. - Wyoming officials have determined that an application for a permit for the state's first major new coal mine in decades is
Donald J. Trump had a consistent theme during his 2016 election campaign: He dug coal. Coal would create jobs. Coal would launch a new
In the past week, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a methodology to auction coal blocks for commercial mining. In the aftermath of the 2014 Supreme Court rulings that declared as illegal and cancelled 214 coal block allocations made between 1993 and 2010, the Coal Mines (Special
At a protest outside a County Durham coal mine, XR tried to pass off some
The Centre has taken the next step towards providing statutory backup for commercial coal mine auctions with the introduction of a specific Bill
The coal miners union that represents workers at the Kemmerer mine in western Wyoming is unlikely to replace the lifetime health benefits lost
Coalmining in Sydney's drinking water catchment will be scrutinised by water experts, the New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment has announced. Enviroment groups, which have been warning for years of the impact of coalmining on drinking water welcomed the move but called for a
Indian mining giant Adani has proposed a $16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine in Queensland's Gallilee Basin. The proposal has sparked legal challenges and widespread protests. In India, Adani has been accused of causing salinity in water supplies and the illegal destruction of mangroves and sand
The mining giant has denied any wrongdoing in a similar case brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which is seeking fraud charges against Albanese and Elliot, as well as Rio Tinto itself over the same coal deal. At the centre of the US and Australia court cases are assets Rio
Rural Action, an Appalachian Ohio nonprofit, has spent two decades working to clean up a watershed in Southeastern Ohio polluted by old coal mines. Now, the organization and its supporters are fighting the permitting of a new surface mine proposed by Oxford Mining Co. Rural Action, in partnership with
North China's coal-rich Shanxi Province has issued its first mining project license in 13 years following an industry reshuffle to eliminate outdated coal production capacity. The provincial land and resources department said on Thursday that it has given the go-ahead to the Dongda Coal Mine Project
Fitch Ratings predicts a short lifetime for the rise in seaborne thermal coal prices, caused by a supply disruption at Chinese coal mines amid
Warrior Met Coal could spend up to $600 million on a new underground coal mining facility in northern Tuscaloosa County over the next five
In the Rocky Mountains east of Jasper, a small Indigenous community has been praying that a coal-mine expansion won't impact its ability to