26-08-2026 13:54 via ft.com

What I learnt 800ft underground in an American coal mine

Operators are trying to make familiar an industry that seems consigned to another era
Read more »

Mining news



Taliban makes overtures to Trump administration over mineral deals
Anglo Teck up against Glencore’s ‘hardball’ negotiators to deliver merger gains
Life inside an American coal mine
UK backs Devon tungsten mine in effort to secure critical mineral supplies
The old asbestos town at the heart of the rare earths race
EU slips further behind US in race for critical minerals
Brazilian municipalities join BHP and Vale dam collapse payout scheme
BHP’s copper pivot is paying off
Copper overtakes iron ore in annual profits at world’s biggest miner
BHP’s copper profits outstrip iron ore for first time
Miner Ferrexpo caught up in dispute between oligarch and Kyiv
Indonesia’s Prabowo retreats on commodities reform amid market pressure
US race to compete with China on lithium runs into water battles
Digital gold, copper and uranium: prospectors stake bets on metals-crypto fusion
Desktop versie