December 4, 2020 Two coal companies bankrupted by covid as industry slides Coal has been hit hard this year because of the decrease in demand for electricity to run offices, factories and stores.
December 4, 2020 Glencore taps coal head Gary Nagle as new CEO Announcement came as the Swiss firm revealed an ambitious plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
December 2, 2020 China coking coal surges as covid throttles Mongolia border Coking coal prices in China have soared to a four-year high after a new covid-19 outbreak slowed border crossings from Mongolia.
December 2, 2020 Research gets closer to making nuclear fusion power a reality A study conducted in Australia but funded by the US Air Force brings research one step closer to harnessing fusion power as a future energy source.
December 1, 2020 Trump taps loan program he tried to kill to help mining The loan program was created to help fund clean energy technology programs and electric vehicles.
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.
US proposed SECURE Act aims to offset China’s grip on critical minerals Bill would establish a Strategic Resilience Reserve to support domestic production and processing of minerals vital to electrification, clean energy and national defense. January 20, 2026 | 01:11 pm
