Massey Energy says buyout of Cumberland will lead to doubling of metallurgical coal Mine operator Massey Energy Co. said Wednesday that its $960 million acquisition of rival Cumberland Resources this week will help double sales of expensive coal used in steel mills ...
Consol Energy to pay $3.5B for Dominion's Appalachian exploration and production business Consol Energy Inc. said Monday it agreed to buy Dominion Resources Inc.'s Appalachian exploration and production business for $3.475 billion, substantially increasing its natural gas reserves and production capacity. The ...
Coal stocks lead market rally after reported BHP deal suggests higher coal prices Coal company stocks led a rally on Wall Street Friday after published reports said that a Japanese steel maker paid higher prices for coal than expected. JFE Holdings Inc. ...
Patriot Coal resumes operations at West Virginia mine threatened by dangerous gas levels Patriot Coal Corp. resumed operations at a West Virginia mine evacuated last month due to dangerous air in a sealed area. The coal producer, based in St. Louis, said ...
Calif. company eyes coal mines near Red Lodge, Bridger Coal developers are maneuvering to build new mines in south-central Montana near Red Lodge, where the industry shut down decades ago after a tragic fire, leaving behind underground reserves estimated at a billion ...
Feds investigating as Pa. producer recalls thousands of air packs used in nation's coal mines A belt-worn breathing device that coal miners count on to save their lives during fires, explosions and entrapments was voluntarily recalled Friday because of a problem with ...
<div><p>An explosion at a coal mine in northeast China early Saturday killed 31 workers and left 82 trapped, state-run China Central Television (CCTV) said, the latest deadly incident to hit the industry.</p><p>The blast happened at 2:30 am (1830 GMT Friday) at a ...
<div><p>An explosion at a coal mine in northeast China early Saturday killed at least 42 workers, state news agency Xinhua said, citing emergency services.</p><p>A further 66 were trapped and first-aid workers were searching for them, according to the agency, in the latest ...
<div><p>The death toll from a coal mine blast in northeast China rose to 87 on Sunday, with 21 miners still trapped, in the nation's deadliest mining disaster in two years, state media reported.</p><p>Rescuers have located the site where eight workers remain trapped ...
<div><p>Relatives of victims angrily demanded answers Monday as hopes of finding more survivors after China's worst mining disaster for two years took a blow with the death toll rising to 104.</p><p>Rescuers recovered 12 more bodies, a spokesman for the mine in northeastern ...
