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,

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Though data for December is still pending, wind and solar output for January through November put the country's renewable output above coal for the entire year.

"Rising generation from total renewables will cause natural gas generation to decline by 3% in 2025 and by another 1% in 2026," the EIA said.