October 27, 2021

Buy a coal mine, get a bonus: Glencore makes fortune on Colombian deal

With coal prices soaring, Glencore will get a "fat cheque" from revenues when the deal closes in 2022.

October 26, 2021

China’s physical coal prices tell different story to futures

China is pushing miners to ramp up output but this is a slow process, writes Clyde Russell.

October 26, 2021

Citric acid can be used to extract rare earth metals from coal ash

The method, if widely adopted, could turn coal ash from an environmental pariah into a commercially viable product, researcher says.

October 25, 2021

Eskom, coal suppliers to collaborate on renewables

Eskom is South Africa’s biggest producer of greenhouse gases.

October 25, 2021

Czech-Polish talks on lignite mine could resume ‘in next few days’

The European Union's top court told Poland last month to halt operations at the open-pit lignite mine after Prague complained of environmental damage in nearby Czech villages.

October 23, 2021

COP aims to end coal, but the world is still addicted

Coal continues to dominate the world’s total electricity generation mix by a large margin.

October 22, 2021

Polish miners throng Luxembourg streets in pit halt protests

A group of about 2,000 Polish miners has traveled to Luxembourg to protest against the decision of the European Court of Justice to halt production at their lignite mine.

October 22, 2021

China coal prices notch worst week since May on govt intervention

China has been pushing coal miners to ramp up output and hiking imports so power stations can rebuild stockpiles before winter.

October 22, 2021

Indonesia to miss 2021 coal output target, minister official says

Heavy rains are slowing mine and port operations in the world's biggest exporter of coal used for power generation.

October 22, 2021

Anglo American to resume mining at Grosvenor by year-end

The underground mine was closed in May 2020 after a methane explosion left five workers seriously injured.