Natural Resources

The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to replace Obama-era federal limits on carbon emissions from power plants, according to an internal agency document, triggering what could be a yearslong process to come up with its own rules.

Glencore PLC said it could invest nearly $1 billion in a Peruvian zinc operation, another sign the Swiss mining and trading giant is opening its cash hoard for acquisitions as rebounding commodity prices refill its coffers.

Gold prices fell Monday, weighed down by a stronger dollar.

Rio Tinto said it had completed a pilot run spanning nearly 62 miles with trains operated by individuals in an air-conditioned control room hundreds of miles away.

The family trust of the founder of India’s largest mining company plans to ramp up its investment in Anglo American by as much as $2 billion, making it the biggest investor in the British mining company.

A long slump for dry-bulk shipping companies, which transport the raw materials of global trade, may be coming to an end.

Gold prices fell Monday after tensions between the U.S. and North Korea stayed quiet over the weekend and Irma weakened to a tropical storm.

A struggling iron-ore mining project in Minnesota’s Iron Range is suing Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. for allegedly thwarting its efforts to emerge from bankruptcy by pressuring contractors and customers to cease business with the smaller company.

Gold prices ticked higher Thursday after the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge remained below its annual target.

The U.S.-based mining company said it would cut its ownership in the giant Grasberg copper and gold mine to 49%, ending a long-running dispute with Indonesia.

Coal producer Peabody Energy Corp. says its recent emergence from bankruptcy shields it from lawsuits brought by three coastal California communities against fossil fuel companies over rising sea levels.

The company that makes Hamilton Beach appliances plans to spin off the brand and a kitchen-accessory store chain to focus on its coal and mining businesses.

As China throws its weight behind new global economic sanctions against North Korea, a lively trade in coal—legal and through rampant smuggling—is likely to recede further. Shipments of seafood and iron ore will be curtailed for the first time.

Swiss mining and trading giant Glencore reported strong first-half results benefiting from rising commodity prices as it continues to recover from a downturn that sparked widespread worries about its financial health and caused an investor revolt.

Glencore is betting that being in the “right” commodities for a battery and electric car dominated future is more important than big cash payouts now.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is asking President Donald Trump to extend his support for the coal industry by providing some $4.5 billion a year in federal funding for eastern coalfields.