April 14, 2022

Opinion: China’s March commodity imports were subdued, more softness ahead

t's likely that the determination of the authorities to stamp out covid-19 will lead to ongoing lockdowns and economic disruption in coming weeks, writes Clyde Russell.

April 14, 2022

Transnet declares force majeure on coal contracts, Thungela says

Thungela said Transnet "expressed a desire" to terminate its long-term transportation agreements with coal exporters.

April 14, 2022

Rio Tinto exits state mining lobby amid climate rift

Rio has left the Queensland Resources Council after the mining lobby group raised concerns on the company's coal expansion plans.

April 13, 2022

Top coal mines in India struggle to expand as protests slow work

Protests over land sold for mine expansions in one of India’s top coal regions are hindering efforts to boost production and avoid a repeat of last year’s energy crunch.

April 13, 2022

Indonesia aims to set up coal levy agency by June

Indonesia banned coal exports in January and set stricter rules for the domestic sales requirement.

April 13, 2022

India allows state utilities to sell 25% allocated coal to other producers

India is likely to face more power cuts this year as utilities' coal inventories are at the lowest pre-summer levels in at least nine years.

April 12, 2022

Glencore investors urged by Glass Lewis to reject climate plan

As investors become ever more focused on climate, Glencore has laid a different strategy to many of its rivals.

April 12, 2022

European coal price reaches one-month high as Russia supply curbs bite

The European Union, UK and Japan plan to phase out imports of the fuel to try to cut off a source of revenue for Moscow.

April 11, 2022

Western Australia is world’s new top mining destination

The resource-rich state replaced Nevada as most attractive region for mining investment in 2021, says the Fraser Institute.

April 11, 2022

Asia unlikely to rescue Russian coal amid Europe ban

There are already signs that Asia is likely to buy less Russian coal, rather than more, in coming months, writes Clyde Russell.