Special reports

IT/OT integration offers mining companies an opportunity to meet the top challenge facing the industry today: optimising and maximising production.

Syriza, Greece’s newly elected left-wing government, is eco-friendly and pro-renewables, yet it faces internal questions over plans for new coal plants

At the Appin and Tower coal mines in New South Wales, Australia, 94 Cat gensets convert coal mine methane into electricity.

The disposal of coal ash is a controversial issue in the US. Using more of its in the manufacture of construction materials is a good solution.

How McLanahan's rotary breakers helped revive the fortunes of Armstrong Coal’s mines in western Kentucky.

As India’s new government tries to reform the country’s coal industry, it faces strong resistance from environmental, business and labour groups.

Ultimately, the best way of protecting miners from respirable coal dust in longwall mines is to move them away from the face.

The World Coal Association has railed against divestment from coal, as divestment campaigns increased their efforts over 2014.

After years of planning and construction, the first project to convert gas from coal seams into LNG is ready to export its product.

A new report from the IEA CCC explains the added value of international co-operation on R&D for clean coal technologies.

Solar power has the potential to offer mine sites significantly cheaper power than traditional diesel plants if the financial risks can be addressed.

Coal mining companies are pursuing a variety of environmental initiatives across the mining life cycle as they look to clean up coal’s act.

In the last decade, Colombia has transformed from one of the world's most dangerous countries to an important market for oil and mining investors. Now the greatest challenge facing the country's resource sector comes from increasing levels of government interference.

Nicholas Harwood, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Australia, argues that Australia can remain the “lucky country” despite the growing challenges to the country’s mining industry.

The Australian state of Victoria and its capital Melbourne have achieved an influential place in the global mining industry.