July 5, 2017 Getting scrappy: China iron ore demand may falter as steel recycling grows China's supply of steel scrap is surging as aged buildings, bridges and cars produced over decades of rapid economic growth are knocked down, dismantled or crushed.
July 4, 2017 Australian spot coal prices hit highest since April amid mine outages, strong demand Dam restrictions in China following excessive rains are also reducing hydropower capacity there, including at the world's biggest power station, forcing utilities to ramp up output at coal-fired utilities.
July 3, 2017 Clean coal could trump renewables bill in Australia New report argues that a high-efficiency, low emissions coal-fired station would cost less than the almost A$3 billion in subsidies handed out by the government to renewable projects each year.
July 2, 2017 Top 3 coal countries produced 6% more coal from January to May Just when you thought coal was out, the fossil fuel appears to be back on the burner.
June 30, 2017 WTO hears widespread criticism of US steel tariff plan U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to restrict imports of steel and aluminium for national security reasons came under fire at the World Trade Organization on Friday, with China, the European…
June 29, 2017 Is a big move in oil prices due? In options trading, a straddle is literally a sit-on-the-fence strategy.
June 29, 2017 China to ban coal imports at small ports from July 1 Ban covers more than 150 second-tier ports
June 29, 2017 Teck Resources grabs Goldcorp’s stake in Mexican project for $50 million After acquiring Goldcorp's 21% in San Nicolás, Canada's largest diversified miner will be the Zacatecas-based copper-zinc project sole owner.
June 29, 2017 Rio Tinto shareholders greenlight sale of Aussie coal assets to Yancoal The approval ends a three-week bidding war between Yancoal and Glencore over Rio's thermal coal assets in Australia.
June 27, 2017 Quebec’s economy benefits from Canada’s oil sands: study The study found Canada's oil sands had a substantial impact on Quebec's economy in terms of employment, gross domestic product (GDP) and tax revenue, in a 12-month period between 2014…
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