Rescuers are racing to pump water from a flooded coal mine in southwest China's Yunnan Province, as all 22 trapped miners remain missing, local authorities said Monday.
Australian mining company African Energy Resources announced plans Friday to explore power plant opportunities in Southern Africa.
Indonesian coal production is projected to rise by 20 percent to over 400 million ton next year as demand of the commodity picks up globally, association said here on Monday.
Twenty-two people were trapped in a coal mine following a gas explosion in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region early Friday, local authorities said.
For those already choking on air in north China, the central heating season could mean more wheezy days in the coming months.
The annual UN climate talks started Monday in Warsaw to pave the way for a new global climate deal setting post-2020 targets on emission cuts, although no major breakthrough were expected.
As the cool-down of China's domestic coal industry continues, coal mine owners made rich by the industry are now looking to new profitable careers.
As the cool-down of China's domestic coal industry continues, coal mine owners made rich by the industry are now looking to new profitable careers.
A man has been arrested by local police in coal-rich Shenmu County of northwest China's Shaanxi Province for spreading rumors that led to a public gathering, local authorities said last Friday.
A credit crisis in Shenmu, a bustling northwest China county that built its riches on coal, has stoked concerns regarding how quickly the country can complete its economic transition.
A state-owned company said Wednesday that it has sold China's first domestically-developed "intelligent" coal-mining machinery, which is capable of mining coal without the aid of human laborers.
China's coal industry is likely to usher in a new round of consolidations following the announcement of China's safety watchdog on tightened approval for new coal mine projects in 2013.
At least 18 people died and three remained in grave conditions after a coal mine blast in Russia's northern Komi republic, emergency authorities said Monday.
China issued a guideline on Tuesday that thermal coal prices will be set by the market next year, rather than by the government previously.
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