September 1, 2021

China opens border to Mongolian coal but market remains tight

Shipments remain limited and so far insufficient to alleviate a persistent supply crunch.

September 1, 2021

Aluminum makers in India plead for coal as power squeeze bites

The producers face severe disruption if smelters experience outages and have few alternatives to domestic coal.

September 1, 2021

BHP, CAT strengthen alliance to develop zero-emission mining trucks

BHP and Caterpillar announced that they are accelerating the development and deployment of zero-emissions mining trucks at BHP sites.

August 31, 2021

Coal India ramps up supplies to address shortage at utilities

Company has ramped up supply of coal over the last five days to address a coal shortage at utilities across the country, the federal coal ministry said on Tuesday.

August 31, 2021

Biggest coal miner gets first woman engineer for underground job

Women made up about 7.5% of Coal India workforce.

August 31, 2021

Australian state rejects POSCO’s bid to build new coal mine, rail line

The Independent Planning Commision declined to grant planning permission to Hume Coal for the project, citing the potential impact to groundwater stores.

August 30, 2021

Eskom considers $7.2 billion in wind and solar investment by 2030

Until now almost all of South Africa’s investment and planned investment in renewable energy has been by private companies.

August 30, 2021

BHP considers making covid vaccine mandatory at Australia mines

BHP is the first big resources company to consider such a step.

August 30, 2021

Russell: Asia’s coal importers split between rich north and poorer south

Region is increasingly becoming split between those countries willing and able to pay high prices, and those who are cutting now unaffordable imports.

August 25, 2021

China coal approvals seen adding to confusion on climate action

Local authorities approved 24 plants with a combined capacity of 5.2 gigawatts, a 79% decline from the same period in 2020.