The U.S. Department of the Interior approved a proposed coal mine on Bryson Mountain in Claiborne County recently. In a statement, DOI said it gave the green light to Hurricane Creek Mining, LLC. The ...

They recognize the role that coal plays in the region's economy and providing a significant energy source. Where that occurs through strip mining, the question for them is whether it can be done in a ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa needs to invest in gas infrastructure and exploration and involve the country's coal mining majors to develop a coal bed methane (CBM) industry, a coal consultant ...