Coal

U.S. markets under pressure, Sept. 22-26

U.S. markets ended in negative territory during the trading week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 166.59 points, or 0.96% to 17,113.15, and the S&P 500 Index sliding 27.55 points, or 1.37%, to 1,982.85. The Philadelphia Gold…


A bucket-wheel excavator at BHP Billiton's Klipspruit thermal coal mine in South Africa. Credit: BHP Billiton

China moves to restrict imports of low-quality coal

A week before the United Nations Climate Summit kicked off in New York, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released a directive on coal stating that the country would restrict imports of low-quality coal in certain…


TSX soars, Aug. 25-29

Canada’s main stock index kicked off the Labour Day weekend with a 90.18-point gain to 15,625.73. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index edged up nearly 4 points to 202.10, helped by a US$6.40 per oz. jump in the gold spot price, which closed…


Ousted Cliffs CEO to receive US$11M payment

Struggling iron ore and coal miner Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) will have to make close to $28 million in severance payments to executives and other key staff that have been turfed following a proxy battle.


Cliffs to buy back shares

A month after activist hedge fund Casablanca Capital succeeded in gaining control of the board at Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF), the troubled iron ore and metallurgical coal miner says it plans to buy back US$200 million worth of its own…





A haul truck at Teck Resources' Fording River coal mine in southeastern British Columbia. Credit: Teck Resources

Low coal prices cut into Teck’s profits

VANCOUVER — Teck Resources’ (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) second quarter profit fell to $72 million, down more than 70% compared to the same quarter last year because of low metallurgical coal prices.



Cliffs reports disappointing Q2 ahead of proxy vote

Whether or not a dissident shareholder succeeds in replacing Cliffs’ (NYSE: CLF) CEO at its annual general meeting next week, big changes are likely in store for the iron ore and metallurgical coal miner.


Raw coal is loaded into the plant (background) while clean coal exits the facility on a conveyor at Corsa Coal's Wilson Creek preparation plant in Somerset, Pennsylvania. Credit: Corsa Coal

Corsa Coal to acquire PBS Coals

Severstal Resources, one of Russia’s largest producers of iron ore and coking coal and a division of Severstal (LSE: SVST), plunked down US$877 million in 2008 to buy PBS Coals, a privately held company in southwestern Pennsylvania with…


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