More than a century of mining has depleted the state’s most accessible reserves, forcing companies to spend more money to dig deeper into the earth. As demand for coal dwindles, many have ...

For the people of Gillette, dropping coal… Nation’s largest coal mining company files for bankruptcy protection Peabody Energy, the country's largest coal company, filed for Chapter 11 ...

the 76-year-old businessman behind one of Asia’s largest coal-mining complexes. Coal’s resurgence as a cheap and reliable energy source propelled him to a spot on Forbes’s 100 richest people.

A council pledges to protect ancient rights of freeminers to burn and mine coal in the area. West Cumbria Mining has been silent on its intentions since permission was quashed last year.