October 4, 2018

Glencore, Tohoku Electric set coal contract price at $109.77/T

The agreed price serves as an industry benchmark for supplies of seaborne thermal coal in Asia.

October 3, 2018

South Africa’s Exxaro eyes South32’s coal assets, export quota

South African miner Exxaro is eyeing South32's local coal assets, which include an export quota, as it looks to increase its exports.

October 3, 2018

Coal reaching $100 a ton in Europe boosts greener alternatives

Coal’s push to $100 a ton in Europe may benefit the greenest energy providers more than it does for miners.

October 2, 2018

Uranium’s ugly stepsister

This is the story of thorium, the wünder-fuel that wasn’t, but could be.

October 2, 2018

South Africa’s latest mining charter: what’s new and who wins

New Mining Charter seeks to reduce uncertainty and boost investment in the sector.

October 1, 2018

Vedanta to invest $4B in India block to boost output

Vedanta Ltd is investing to boost oil output from its flagship Barmer block in the desert state of Rajasthan to over 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2021.

October 1, 2018

China won’t renew coal, steel output restrictions amid trade war

This winter, regulators are replacing hard caps on coal use and steel production with less strict targets.

September 30, 2018

Scientists weigh call for much deeper cuts to coal pollution

Coal currently feeds about 27% of the world’s energy demand.

September 30, 2018

Metallurgical coal prices starting to slip: Fitch

Fitch suggests that miners' focus would probably be on cost controls.

September 28, 2018

Chinese interested in buying Rio Tinto’s Namibian uranium mine

Talks between the miner and China National Nuclear Corporation were confirmed by the country's energy minister.