New ZealandDecade-long fight to save rare snails to wrap upA decade-long project to save endangered giant snails from a West Coast coal mine will finish next year.18 Jun 05:35 AM
EconomyMiners wiped out by coal glutCoal prices have dropped 33pc to levels that have made most mining companies across the Appalachia region unprofitable.03 Apr 11:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Kinder to let Pike River become tombFor nearly a year, it turns out, the Pike River mine could have been made safe to enter.24 Sep 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsIndia's $25b transport vow to unclog nationIndian PM Narendra Modi is pledging $25 billion to unclog India's transportation links, spur power output and build cities.16 Jul 03:30 AM
New ZealandTrain driver oblivious to car smashA train driver was unaware that a car had crashed into the side of his coal train near Greymouth.03 Jul 02:14 AM
OpinionBilly Adams: Climate warrior and coal baronOdd couple barely does them justice. One is the planet's most celebrated climate warrior, the other a mining baron who plans to export enough coal to turn Asian skies black.27 Jun 08:16 PM
CommoditiesStockton mine restructure: 180 jobs goneStockton mineworkers got the bad news they were expecting today, that more than 180 jobs will go - over a quarter of the workforce - and mine production will fall by 25 per cent.27 Jun 02:55 AM
BDBDEnergyNZ's subsidies of coal and rail nothing like Australia'sAustralian state governments spent A$17.6 billion on subsidies for mineral and fossil fuel industries over six years, including A$8 billion to help transport coal.24 Jun 04:30 AM
EnergyCoal's share of world energy demand at 44-year highCoal dominated world energy markets last year by supplying the biggest share of demand since 1970, making it the fastest growing fossil fuel, according to an annual review by BP.17 Jun 03:43 AM
CommoditiesStockton mine job losses revealedAlmost 140 jobs are to be axed at Solid Energy's Stockton mine, the company announced today.06 Jun 01:40 AM
BDBDCommoditiesBathurst Resources announces capital raising planBathurst Resources, which has cut jobs and delayed the start to its Denniston mine, may raise up to $6.87m in a discounted share placement.13 Apr 11:47 PM
New Zealand'Blood money' offer a bad look - KeyThe offer of money made to the Pike River families by the mine's former boss doesn't look good, Prime Minister John Key says.13 Dec 02:29 AM
SharesForest & Bird won't appeal mine decisionForest & Bird (F&B) has pulled the plug after a two-year legal battle to stop Bathurst Resources' new Buller coal mine.12 Nov 04:06 AM
SharesPike River reparation a 'moral' issueNZ Oil and Gas has a moral obligation to pay Pike River families it's claimed - after shareholders yesterday voted not to fork out $3.41m awarded by judge.30 Oct 08:54 PM
SharesNZOG - no Pike River compoNew Zealand Oil and Gas shareholders voted yesterday not to pay reparation of $3.41 million to the Pike River families.30 Oct 01:45 AM
SharesMayor: Mine approval great for WCGrey District mayor Tony Kokshoorn says the resource consent approval for Escarpment coal mine on the West Coast's Denniston Plateau is great news for the district.24 Oct 10:24 PM
CommoditiesWe did right thing by Pike River - NZOGNZ Oil & Gas says it's satisfied it "did the right thing" following the disaster at its subsidiary Pike River Coal, as it posts an after-tax profit of $16.7m.26 Aug 11:50 PM
New ZealandBuller runs out its colours for new coal mineWestport residents showed their support for a new open-cast coal mine yesterday by decorating the town in the Buller colours of red and blue.10 Aug 02:53 AM
