Special reports

The Indian government wants to reduce the volume of coal imports by boosting its domestic production. Here are three reasons that why that won’t be happening anytime soon.

Integrating renewable energy into a mine’s energy mix can boost not only the bottom line but also its appeal with investors.

Despite having the second largest global reserves of coal, Russia’s coal industry failed to capitalise on the export boom that drove growth in Australia and Indonesia. But with the country’s strategic pivot east, that could be about the change.

South Africa has a large energy-intensive coal industry, which is used to meet the country’s energy needs.

After a tumultuous few year, metallurgical coal producers are facing another tough year in 2015.

Despite remaining a significant source of investment, output and employment within the wider US mining sector, the coal industry has entered a period of long-term decline.

The current mining industry is not providing the structures and support to develop the skills pool required to maintain the industry in the long term.

Coal has a long history of driving Pennsylvania’s economy and continues to do so today.

LNG prices in Asia have dropped with the fall in oil prices, making gas-to-power projects more attractive in a region typically dependant on coal for its electricity generation.

China will be the largest market for clean coal technologies to 2025 as substantial supercritical and ultra-supercritical capacity comes online supported by government mandate.

The cost of deploying carbon capture and storage to meet climate goals is significant but not as significant as meeting those goals without it.

The global carbon capture and storage industry is about to go through its most active construction period to date but more commitment is needed to ensure progress continues.

President Joko Widodo, in office since October 2014, was by far the preferable choice of candidate for foreign investors in Indonesia. Yet Widodo’s win was only a hollow victory for the country’s beleaguered mining investors.

The regulatory model of mine health and safety is not enough. It’s time to move beyond it if the industry is to achieve its goal of zero fatalities.

Despite low prices for Australian coal, junior miners have the most to gain from investing in new projects