Bishop was born in Caretta, West Virginia, deep in the heart of coal mining country. He left home at 18 after the mining jobs dried up and joined the Army in 1957. After basic training, he was sent to ...
Queensland mining magnate Sam Chong will splash out $1.6bn on a stake in two Queensland coal mines after striking a deal with resources giant Anglo American. Malaysian-born Mr Chong, who has ...
That plan centered around exiting diamond mining by spinning off or selling its De Beers unit, separating its platinum operations and selling its coal mines.