Coal Top Stories

Colombia’s Celsia sells coal plant to Glenfarne Group for $420m

The funds from the sale will "be directed to take advantage of growth opportunities that combine renewable energy sources with the reliability of thermal generation.

Reuters | September 19, 2019 | 3:03 pm

Iron ore price plunges, “panic” selling of coking coal

“What has happened has definitely irked policymakers in China. That…

Frik Els | September 19, 2019 | 12:24 pm

Sasol said to plan sale of its South Africa coal mining unit

The mining business had turnover of 20 billion rand ($1.4…

Bloomberg News | September 19, 2019 | 12:04 pm

Kepco Bylong’s coal mine in Australia denied development consent

An independent commission found that the mine would have had…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 19, 2019 | 6:15 am

CHARTS: Mining is riding out US-China trade war

There is weakness elsewhere, but China's commodity business model of…

Frik Els | September 18, 2019 | 4:00 pm

Pakistan’s milewide open air mine shows why coal won’t go away

In Asia, dozens of coal plants have come on line in recent years or are in the planning stages—with a normal lifetime of almost a half-century.

Bloomberg News | August 9, 2019 | 10:22 am

Australia wants to streamline resource sector regulation

The Productivity Commission will look at best-practice examples of regulation that will remove unnecessary costs for mining companies.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 5, 2019 | 9:00 am

McConnell supports miners blockading coal train to get back pay

Coal miners in Kentucky blockaded a CSX Corp. train on Monday after going without pay for a month following the bankruptcy of their employer Blackjewel LLC.

Bloomberg News | August 1, 2019 | 12:13 pm

“Robominers” to scope Europe for resources humans can’t reach

EU-funded project aims at improving access to raw materials in small and difficult to access mineral deposits.

Innovative, Non-Invasive and Fully Acceptable Exploration Technologies (INFACT) | August 1, 2019 | 3:00 am

Fossil-free energy supply gives Sweden edge in green steel race

Sweden’s SSAB is turning to hydrogen as a replacement for coal.

Bloomberg News | July 30, 2019 | 9:57 am

Where BHP goes on climate change, will others follow?

BHP Group may just have set the template for how resource companies are going to deal with the challenge of climate change.

Reuters | July 29, 2019 | 9:17 am

Eskom to fight energy regulator in court, Mining Weekly says

The debt-laden company is asking a High Court to review a price increase awarded by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa.

Bloomberg News | July 28, 2019 | 9:09 am

DSA, union may bid for mines once owned by Guptas, Glencore

The venture would be between Orchid Mining, a unit of DSA, and Nehawu Investment Holdings.

Bloomberg News | July 26, 2019 | 1:02 pm

Formalizing status of miners could add $1.3 billion annually to Colombia’s GDP

Government formalization efforts are meant to expand labor protections, safeguard the environment and collect more taxes and royalties from subsistence miners.

Reuters | July 25, 2019 | 12:55 pm

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