China's imports of iron ore and seaborne coal are on track for a soft start to the year, with January arrivals declining to multi-month lows. However, the price trends for the two key bulk commodities are divergent,

The Russian government is stepping in to help the industry hit by falling exports, sanctions and infrastructure challenges.

Australia's Whitehaven Coal posted a 92.7% rise in its second-quarter production on Wednesday, helped by strong contributions from New South Wales mines and its recently acquired Queensland mines.

Trump is also staffing his agencies with pro-coal administrators. The Energy Department last week rehired Steve Winberg, who was an assistant DOE secretary during Trump’s first term and is CEO of a group that supports retrofitting existing coal plants with carbon capture.

There are 206 coal-burning power plants left in the United States, which supply about 16 percent of the country’s energy. Experts say burning more doesn’t make financial sense.

China's thermal power generation, primarily fueled by coal, reached a record high in 2024 despite a surge in renewable energy installations.

The boost in wind and solar production has also been larger than the increase in generation from natural gas, which remains the single largest source of power on the grid, generating nearly 44 percent of the electricity used in the US.

President Donald Trump's return to office could bring some temporary relief to the beleaguered U.S. coal industry.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A 55-year-old coal miner died in a Wednesday morning accident in Boone County.

Less than a year ago, Rocky Mountain Power (RMP), PacifiCorp’s division in Idaho, Utah and Wyoming, said its Hunter and Huntington coal-fired would continue to burn coal until 2036 and 2042, respectively. Now their retirements could be pushed back even further.

A coal miner died in Boone County on Wednesday following a work-related incident, officials said.Steven Fields, 55, of Chauncey died of his injuries he sustaine

China's thermal power generation reached a record high in 2024, primarily due to the country's coal-fired power plants, even as the country continues to