Arch Coal, Inc. today reported second quarter 2017 net income of $37.2 million, or $1.48 per diluted share, compared with $51.7 million, or $2.03 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2017.

The Senate Committee on Appropriations has passed a bill out of committee that rejected the president’s proposed 55 percent funding cut to the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy.

The deal is expected to be completed within six months.

Rolling work stoppages have been continuing this week at five Glencore open-cut coal mines in the Australian state of New South Wales and the protests are expected to intensify over this weekend, a senior union official said Thursday.

Canadian mining company Teck Resources Ltd reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit of C$1 per share on Thursday, helped by higher prices of steelmaking coal and a weak Canadian dollar.

The Asia-Pacific’s International Mining Exhibition (AIMEX) will once again see the industry gear up for one of the most significant mining events, August 29-31.