October 5, 2021

Vista thermal coal expansion will be subject to federal review after all

Coalspur Mines' Vista expansion in Alberta close enough to the 50% benchmark, Canada's minister of environment and climate change says.

October 5, 2021

Top miners doubt customers can match their zero-emissions target

The ICMM hopes that it’ll be able to announce Scope 3 goals by the end of 2023 at the latest.

October 3, 2021

Coal price surges to record as global scramble for energy accelerates

Coal prices soared to their highest on record as China accelerated a global struggle for resources that has brought the dirtiest fossil fuel roaring back.

October 1, 2021

The king of oil bets on batteries for a green world

Once one of the world's most powerful oil traders, Alex Beard is now raising money to build a portfolio of strategic battery sites across the UK.

September 30, 2021

China orders top energy firms to secure supplies at all cost

Volatility in the energy markets is poised to intensify on the order from the central government, analyst says.

September 29, 2021

An obscure Chinese mining law is hobbling global energy security

China’s current energy crisis can be traced back in part to a legal amendment targeting miners that garnered little notice when it went into effect in March.

September 29, 2021

Energy transition faces metal supply deficit, Canada miners say

Any credible prognosis shows that copper faces a structural deficit of 5-7 million tonnes starting in the next 3 or 4 years, Hudbay CFO says.

September 29, 2021

How the decarbonization megatrend is disrupting mining investment

Large players will likely benefit, Fitch says, from being able to rely on stronger investment capacity, while junior miners may struggle to adapt to the low carbon economy.

September 29, 2021

One of the world’s largest clean energy projects closer to becoming reality

Sun Cable’s AAPowerLink project will deliver up to 3.2 GW of dispatchable clean energy from Australia to Singapore.

September 28, 2021

China power crisis to kick off global race for coal imports

Asia’s largest economy could also look farther afield to coal exporters like South Africa, Colombia, the US and Canada.