May 19, 2025

Alberta Energy Regulator approves Gina Rinehart-backed Grassy Mountain coal project

The mine, originally closed in 1983, has the capacity to produce 4.5 million tonnes of steelmaking coal annually and spans 2,800 hectares.

May 16, 2025

Mongolia-China railway extension to increase coal transport capacity by 30Mt

New link to enable the expansion of Tavan Tolgoi coal mine, which holds untapped coking coal deposits.

May 15, 2025

US mining permits fast tracked? Legal insights on Trump critical minerals executive order

The order to stimulate US production aims to alter the political landscape of languishing mining project permitting files.

May 15, 2025

China’s glut of coal locks market in vicious cycle of decline

The optimism that’s taken hold in the wake of China’s trade truce with the US doesn’t extend to the market for power fuels.

May 13, 2025

Chinese firms to invest $1.75 billion in Ethiopia mining, solar

CSI Solar will spend $250 million on a plant producing solar modules and energy storage products, while Sequoia plans to invest $600 million in coal exploration.

May 13, 2025

Exxaro buys manganese mines in $640M diversification push

Deal aligns with the coal miner’s strategy to diversify into energy-transitioning metals and renewable energy.

May 12, 2025

Minmetals unit sets sight on global potash assets with bid for Australian miner

A unit of the state-owned miner plans to invest $300 million to take control of Highfield Resources.

May 11, 2025

Huaneng launches 100 5G-A mining trucks in Inner Mongolia

The Yimin coal mine will be the world's first open-pit mine using 5G-Advanced (5G-A) technology for fully autonomous operations.

May 7, 2025

MABC maps opportunities for British Columbia as a global player in critical minerals markets

BC has 18 operating mines and two smelters and is home to 16 of the 50 minerals the US deems critical to its economy and national security.

May 6, 2025

Biotech startup, researchers revive old tech to make low-carbon protein from coal

Cvictus recently received a $1.7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to scale its technology.