October 21, 2014 BHP shoots the lights out Petroleum, met coal, iron ore production set new quarterly records. Fall in copper volumes not enough to dent 9% overall output growth.
October 21, 2014 Citibank acquires Deutsche commodities trading book Tough regulations and worries about reputation have made trading commodities a source of worries for bank bosses.
October 20, 2014 Polish coal miner slashes production forecast amid restructuring Announcement comes as Polish authorities work on a plan to group its loss-making mines into a “bad” or a “good” unit.
October 20, 2014 Hundreds strike at Glencore’s coal mine in South Africa Workers downed tools Friday after talks over the structuring of packages for employees who face lay offs hit a roadblock.
October 20, 2014 TECO Energy sells coal subsidiary for $170 million The sale price includes future payments of $50 million if certain coal benchmark prices reach specified levels over the next five years.
October 20, 2014 Peabody swings to loss as coal prices plunge While coal sales have shown some signs of a rebound, low natural-gas prices continue to pressure the fossil fuel demand and pricing.
October 20, 2014 Mining investment in Kazakhstan to reach $30bn by 2017 The country is fine-tuning details of a new mining law that will make it easier for foreigners to tap the nation’s riches.
October 19, 2014 Coal central to pivotal Kentucky Senate race Eastern Kentucky could play a deciding role in a Senate race seen as important to establishing control of the United States Congress in upcoming mid-term elections.
October 19, 2014 Indonesia’s Choice: Coal vs. Environment Indonesia cannot build power stations fast enough. And neither can most of its Asian neighbours.
October 17, 2014 Gold benefits from market uncertainty After a prolonged period of low volatility as funds invested in ever-greater risk, markets have snapped and volatility has jumped.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
