Coal Mining: Companies, Methods and Impacts

Coal still supplies steelmakers and power plants, and it raises hard questions about safety and the environment. These articles cover the companies behind US production, including the EIA ranking of major producers, and how modern extraction, equipment and protective gear have changed underground work. Regional pieces look at Queensland, Moranbah North, CST Coal’s Grande Cache operation in Alberta and why Saudi Arabia has almost no coal mines.

Other reading deals with methane, air and water pollution, land damage and what happens to communities when a mine closes. For traders and analysts there are pieces on coking coal futures and on which countries hold the largest coal, oil and uranium reserves. Mine operators, safety officers, investors and policy staff should each find a useful starting point.