November 26, 2020 Dubai gets Arab Gulf’s first, and perhaps last, coal power plant Dubai is starting up the $3.4 billion Hassyan coal plant, with capacity being increased from an initial 600 mega watts to 2,400 by 2023.
November 26, 2020 EPA greenlights Azarga Uranium South Dakota project The agency issued the final permits for Azarga’s Class III and Class V underground injection control activities at Dewey Burdock.
November 24, 2020 US coal miners call on Trump to move on Leader of the nation’s top mining union, representing about 80,000 workers, says is time for Trump to concede.
November 24, 2020 China coal imports to increase in December – report Wood Mackenzie says seaborne thermal coal imports are expected to grow from 9.5 Mt to 20 Mt in December.
November 23, 2020 Teck increases steelmaking coal sales to China In October, China suspended purchases of Australian coal as Beijing continued to tightly control imports amid soured political relations with Canberra.
November 23, 2020 LKAB eyes huge investment in CO2-free production The energy required corresponds to around a third of Sweden's current electricity production of around 160 terawatt-hours.
November 23, 2020 Billionaire miner Forrest aims to be a global clean energy giant Forrest’s Fortescue will begin green fuel production in 2022 or 2023. It also aims to move into the hydrogen and ammonia markets.
November 22, 2020 New tool predicts the flow of groundwater in abandoned coal mines The solution uses stacks of satellite images of the same location taken every few days and allows for picking up even the slightest topographical changes over time.
November 20, 2020 China must ban new coal power plants to meet 2060 goal – report China’s coal power fleet, already more than 1,000 gigawatts strong, is underutilized and already includes dozens of redundant plants.
November 17, 2020 China launches yearlong campaign of coal mining safety checks The world's largest coal miner and coal consumer reported more than 100 coal mining accidents in 2020.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
