August 22, 2018

Merkel allies pile on the pressure to keep coal plants running

Germany’s states are upping pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel to keep coal-fired power for as long as 30 years as the nation approaches a deadline for setting an exit date…

August 21, 2018

Canadian miner looks for vanadium in its own backyard

Vanadium prices have risen by 300 per cent since 2017.

August 21, 2018

The 30 countries leading the way in environmental credentials

List was complied using the environmental performance index (EPI), which has nine key categories: agriculture, air quality, biodiversity and habitat, climate and energy, forests, fisheries, health impacts, water resources, and…

August 21, 2018

Trump promised to bring back coal – It’s declining again

Nineteen months into his term, there’s little improvement.

August 21, 2018

Trump to relax carbon limits on power plants to support US coal

The new plan would hand authority to states to create narrower rules to limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired plants.

August 21, 2018

Technical issue disrupts BHP’s Olympic Dam copper smelter

Company is assessing the impact of an ongoing outage at the processing plant.

August 20, 2018

BHP annual profit jumps 33 percent, misses forecast

Analysts thought profits would reach $9.27 billion.

August 20, 2018

L&M Coal Holdings wins $40m NZ high court action against Bathurst Resources

LMCH successfully argued that further payment for West Coast coal assets that it sold to Buller in 2010 in a deferred settlement agreement was due because Buller had triggered agreed…

August 20, 2018

India’s surging coal imports driven by captive power users: Russell

India's coal imports appear headed for another strong month in August, raising the question as to why the usually cost-sensitive market hasn't scaled back purchases given a surge in prices…

August 17, 2018

Turkey tariffs hike on US goods threatens country’s coal imports — WoodMac

Wood Mackenzie predicts that, in the short term, demand for coal will fall due to its higher prices. In the longer term, the new tariffs will slow Turkish economic growth…