“China consumes nearly as much coal as the rest of the world combined,” explains the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That makes Chinese demand a big issue for coal companies like Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU), Alpha Natural ... Read more...

Mr Rep Keith Hall, D-Phelps who has various business interests in the coal industry said that "They want to make coal mining illegal. I don't want to roll over dead and play stoolie in front of the federal government, either, because I believe in ... Read more...

GEORGETOWN — It took the Georgetown City Council only one meeting to approve a deal to provide Sunrise's Bulldog coal mine with 350,000 gallons of untreated water per day — a sharp contrast to the lengthy public negotiations in Homer over an ... Read more...

COAL of Africa Ltd (CoAL) had completed a definitive feasibility study into building a new R3.96bn coal mine called Makhado near Musina in Limpopo, chairman David Brown said on Wednesday. The Makhado mine would produce 2.3-million tonnes a year ... Read more...

MOSCOW, June 19 (Reuters) - A regional governor called a temporary halt to underground mining in Russia's coal-producing heartland after a moderate earthquake on Wednesday, although some firms said they had resumed work after safety checks. Read more...