Forty-five years after India nationalised its coal-mining industry, the Central government has allowed the re-entry of commercial mining firms into the sector, turning the clock back. India's coal industry was predominantly driven by the private sector after Independence until the Indira Gandhi government
The Powder River Basin in northeast Wyoming and southeast Montana is America's top coal-producing region. About 47% of country's coal
Stocks in Asia were mixed on Friday afternoon following weak U.S. economic data overnight. The Australian dollar also partially recovered after
A 37-year-old miner has dies in an accident at a coal mine in Rumphi , police have confirmed . The deceased died after being hit by a heavy
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Coal Mining to 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Global Coal
(AP) - Wyoming officials are moving ahead with new standards to help ensure that coal-mining companies are able to cover the cost of
The Narendra Modi government announced on Tuesday that commercial coal mining has been opened up for private sector participation. Almost 45 years after coal mining was nationalised, this opens the door for standalone mining companies to re-enter. This is an important step. Most areas of economic
Hundreds of members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) marched on Wednesday at the Optimum Coal mine, owned by the controversial Gupta family, to express their concerns about its viability. SA's main commercial banks have cut ties with the Guptas, citing reputational risk. The National
SYDNEY - The battle to build one of the world's biggest coal mines has suffered a fresh setback after Adani Enterprises conceded it would fail to meet a March deadline to arrange A$3-billion in financing for the project. The December decision by the Queensland government to veto Adani's A$900-million
Under an auction system announced this week, the business that offers the highest sum per ton of coal to the state where a mine is located will win the mining rights. No restrictions will be placed on where the coal is sold or how it is used. Coal is a key energy source in India, where 70% of electricity comes
Optimum consists of three major assets, Optimum mine, which supplies Hendrina power station; Koornfontein mine, which supplies Komati power station; and a six-million-ton coal export allocation at the Richard's Bay coal terminal. In August, the Guptas announced plans to sell these assets to an opaque
James A. Whitlock, 38, of Smithers, was killed while performing electrical work on a highwall miner. Whitlock was a highwall mine operator for Bundy Auger Mining, Inc. The Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training says that the accident happened at the Pocahontas Coal Company's Devils Fork 2
THE government has pledged to reopen Kiwira Coal Mine that once offered immense opportunities and benefits to Lema and Kapeta villagers in Ileje District, Songwe Region. The operations at the coal mine Kiwira were shut down in 2012 and all the 400 workers laid off. Minerals Deputy Minister Dotto
As bushfires and floods fuel public concerns in Australia about global warming, the country's powerful mining lobby is facing increasing
Opening the coal sector to private and foreign participation, a landmark reform initiated by the Narendra Modi government, marked the end of
The message Trump sought to send during that election was somewhere in the middle: He would prioritize coal mining as both a refutation of
A miner is dead and six others injured after two pieces of machinery collided underground in a central Queensland coal mine. Paramedics
Indian mining giant Adani could wait up to two years to get two environmental approvals to start construction at its controversial Carmichael
The powerful CFMEU is targeting NSW Labor over abandoning coal as a split threatens to derail the party's campaign at the state and federal
The going back on the commitment to provide one digital X Ray plant with printer by one coal mining company here in Palamu drew