December 31, 2021

Top 20 mining stories of 2021

Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM.

December 31, 2021

Colombia’s third-quarter coal output grows 18.7%

The Andean country produced 12.9 million tonnes of coal in the three months ended Sept. 30.

December 28, 2021

Poland hopes for progress in talks with Czechs over Turow mine

The EU's top court told Poland to halt operations at the Turow mine on the border with the Czech Republic after complaints of environmental damage.

December 27, 2021

Adani set to export coal from Australia’s Carmichael mine after long delay

Adani Group said it’s ready to begin the first coal exports from the controversial Carmichael more than a decade after the group took over the project.

December 27, 2021

Chinese manufacturing profits squeezed by commodity prices

Chinese miners and raw material providers benefiting from higher commodity prices at the expense of manufacturers.

December 21, 2021

Vale to sell Moatize coal mine to Vulcan for $270 million

Deal includes the Nacala logistic corridor, a port and rail project connecting the mine to the port of Nacala.

December 20, 2021

Coal miners urge Manchin to rethink opposition to spending bill

America’s biggest coal mining union is calling on West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin to reconsider his opposition to President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion social and climate spending bill.

December 19, 2021

Australia sees energy shortages driving record resource export earnings

Australia has raised its outlook for mining and energy export earnings to a record $272 billion.

December 19, 2021

All 128 miners safely evacuated after incident at Russian mine

Over 100 miners were evacuated from a Siberian coal mine after fire sensors were triggered.

December 17, 2021

Global coal use to hit record high despite climate fight

The IEA says total coal demand — including its use in steelmaking and other industrial activities — will grow by 6% in 2021 to 8.11bn tonnes.