Special reports

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.

At the Coaltrans World Coal Conference 2015, coal industry professionals sought solutions and more information on some of the challenges and trends facing the global coal industry.

The Turkish government is keen to promote its domestic lignite resources to help feed the country’s rapidly growing need for energy.

A dual strategy promoting improved generation efficiency and the development of carbon capture and storage is the best path to competitive advanced coal power generation systems.

Paul Verrill, EnAppSys, UK, looks at the future of coal-fired power in the UK.

With the issue of Scottish resources raised in the recent independence referendum, Sam Dodson takes a look at Scotland’s coal and other resource industries.

Barry Baxter reports on growth and a bigger US appetite for Colombian coal.

Coal exporting countries will have to deal with cooling demand for coal in China as the government looks to clean up its act.

Transhipment can be the only way to avoid some of the problems associated with developing port infrastructure.

Mongolia once boasted one of the most exciting frontier mining economies in the world but investor interest in the country is fading as government intervention stymies growth.

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s recently proposed carbon dioxide performance standards are not simply implausible, but actually impossible.

Funding CCS is vital for the future of the coal industry. Here’s how it could be done.