GFG Alliance has bought Glencore's Tahmoor coking coal mine in Australia in a move aimed at securing the future of Arrium, the troubled steel and mining company it acquired last year. Sanjeev Gupta, the Liberty House metals tycoon whose family owns GFG, said the deal represented a step forward in its
Times Of India reported that coal production and transportation in Bhubaneswari, Ananta and Jagannath coal mines under Mahanadi Coalfields Limited were disrupted on Thursday owing to protest by the affected people demanding jobs, compensation and rehabilitation. "Hiloi villagers under Talcher
British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta has expanded his Australian operations once again, buying the Tahmoor coal mine in New South Wales from commodities giant Glencore. The deal, announced on Tuesday afternoon, will see Mr Gupta's GFG Alliance - which combines his Liberty House investment vehicle
TAIYUAN, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The northern Chinese coal-rich province of Shanxi has issued regulations to establish tourism as its main economic development impetus in a bid to further detach itself from its traditional coal mining industry. According to the provincial tourism regulations, effective Monday, the
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Coal mining deaths surged in the U.S. in 2017, one year after they hit a record low. The nation's coal mines recorded 15 deaths last year, including eight in West Virginia. Kentucky had two deaths, and there were one each in Alabama, Colorado, Montana, Pennsylvania and
The federal government also collects royalties on every ton of coal mined on federal lands. About half of the royalty revenues are forwarded to the state of Montana. That money goes into the state's general fund, with 25 percent going to a minimal impact account dedicated to local governments. In fiscal year
The Miners Hall Museum, 701 S. Broadway in Franklin, will give visitors a snapshot of Frontenac's coal mining history during its first quarterly
Over the years, indiscriminate mining of coal, especially in the state, has taken a toll on its ecology and put many lives at risk. Mint analyses the
Over 2,000 workers will be affected by the closures, an employment number significantly lower than the 51,420 estimated coal mining industry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Robert Murray, the chief executive one of America's largest coal mining companies, criticized U.S. regulators on Tuesday for rejecting the Trump administration's proposed subsidies for aging coal and nuclear power plants - saying the decision could lead to higher electricity costs
SHILLONG: The bodies of two miners were recovered from an illegal coal mine located at a remote village in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills
(AP) - Coal companies in the United States boosted production of the fuel in 2017 to reverse a two-year decline. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said Thursday that companies mined 771 million tons of coal through Dec. 30, a 6 percent increase versus 2016. Wyoming, the largest coal state,
Steel-making, which uses iron ore and coking coal, accounts for an estimated seven percent of industrial direct CO2 emissions, industry figures show. For the mining sector, the minerals offer an established way of making money when ultra-low official interest rates mean relatively cheap funding is available
Mining statistics compiled in the fifth Act 54 assessment show 49 active underground bituminous coal mines owned by 11 companies operated
The bodies of 15 workers have remain trapped inside an illegal "rat-hole" coal mine at Ksan village in the northeastern Indian state of
Just a few months ago, the U.S. coal mining industry was on track for its safest year in history. But in an eleven-day span in late December,
As for coal, mining jobs have crashed from a high of 800,000 workers in the 1920s to about 76,000 today. Meanwhile, coal consumption is falling too. Automation in coal mining and competition from other energy sources like natural gas and renewables have caused the sector's decline; regulations have
Coal mining deaths in the U.S. nearly doubled last year, after a record low in 2016, according to data from the Mine Safety and Health Administration. There were 15 people killed in coal mining jobs in 2017 versus eight in 2016. Despite the increase, mining deaths have been steadily declining for several
U.S. coal mines recorded 15 workplace deaths in 2017 only a year after they hit a record low, according to Mine Safety and Health Administration data released on Tuesday. In 2016, just nine deaths occurred in U.S. coal mines. West Virginia mines saw eight deaths, Kentucky had two, and one each
For some people, today might mark an anniversary or birthday, but for Steve Drake of New Waterford it signifies the "economic homicide" of