Colombia's government on Friday said it will ask miner Glencore to meet with authorities in the northern province of La Guajira as well as community representatives to discuss the closure of the Cerrejon coal mine, one of the world's largest openpit coal mines, the Ministry of Mines and Energy said in a statement on Friday.

Australia's Fortescue reported a 23% rise in first-half profit on Wednesday, powered by record iron-ore shipments and higher realised prices for the commodity.

South African coal miner Exxaro Resources Ltd. will prioritize a review aimed at boosting investor dividends following its recent move to diversify from coal by adding manganese assets.

China’s main coal industry body sees a drop in imports this year and potentially higher domestic production after Indonesia moved to restrict shipments in an attempt to boost prices.

Transnet is on track to return to profitability by the end of next month, Group CEO Michelle Philips told delegates on the second day of the twenty-first annual Southern African Coal Conference, in Cape Town, on Friday. “Our growth is South Africa’s growth,” she affirmed. “We think our strategy is working.”

Indonesian miners have halted spot coal exports after the government proposed deep production cuts, leaving Asian buyers unable to secure supplies from the world's largest exporter, industry officials said on Tuesday.

Ironveld has advised that widely reported regional flooding in Limpopo, South Africa, has temporarily impaired site access and operational activities at the Lapon iron-ore, vanadium and titanium mine.

Rio Tinto Group and Glencore Plc are poised to seek more time to work on a deal to create the world’s biggest miner as they wrangle over the premium that Rio would need to pay, people familiar with the matter said.

The Indonesian government will cut mining output quotas in order to support the prices of commodities like coal, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said in an interview with local news channel TvOne on Tuesday.

The Rhodes Ridge joint venture (JV) has approved a $191-million (A$294-million) feasibility study to progress the first phase of development at the Rhodes Ridge iron-ore project, one of the world’s largest undeveloped iron-ore deposits, in Western Australia’s Pilbara.