February 15, 2022

Coal is still raising trillions of dollars despite green shift

Commercial banks have channeled more than $1.5 trillion across the coal supply chain since the start of 2019.

February 15, 2022

China approves $756m new coal mine in northern province

The mine will have an annual production capacity of 3 million tonnes.

February 15, 2022

Glencore earmarks $1.5 billion for probes amid record profit

The world’s biggest commodity trader expects long-running corruption investigations in the US and the UK to be resolved this year.

February 13, 2022

From ancient pups to warships – miners find more than just ore

Miners have come across treasures that even though have nothing to do with what they were initially looking for, are still invaluable.

February 13, 2022

Coal India has enough stock for non-power sector, ministry says

Coal India issued a statement to assuage fears of shortages given the rising demand for electricity from domestic producers.

February 13, 2022

Giant miners to see record profits slip as cost pressures bite

The top-five western diversified mining companies may see combined 2021 second-half earnings of $73 billion.

February 10, 2022

Indonesia suspends operations of more than 1,000 miners

President Joko Widodo last month revoked the permits of more than 2,000 companies due to poor compliance.

February 10, 2022

Researchers develop ICP-coring system for deep mining

A new coring system has the potential to obtain and test "living" samples from the deep earth.

February 9, 2022

Anglo American switches on new Aquila met coal mine

The milestone marks Aquila’s final stages of construction and commissioning, on schedule and within the budgeted $226 million.

February 8, 2022

Energy giant RWE backs Germany’s bad-bank plan for coal exit

RWE has one of the largest renewable-energy portfolios among European utilities, but it still generates about a quarter of its power from lignite plants.