March 5, 2021

British Columbia’s mineral exploration spend up 28% – report

EY's annual British Columbia Mineral and Coal Exploration Survey found Canada’s exploration expenditure remained third in global rankings behind South America and Australia.

March 5, 2021

EV rollout will require huge investments in strained US power grids

During several days of brutal cold in Texas, the city of Austin saw its fleet of 12 new electric buses rendered inoperative by a statewide power outage.

March 4, 2021

Two miners die in Polish coal mine

The accident took place in the afternoon in the Myslowice-Wesola mine, over 600 metres underground.

March 4, 2021

US judge rejects SEC bid to expand Rio Tinto fraud lawsuit on Mozambique coal business

The SEC filed a complaint against Rio in 2017 with allegations that it had fraudulently concealed the decline in value of Riversdale mining.

March 4, 2021

Asia seaborne coal prices start to retreat, China-Australia dispute lingers

There are signs that the price and demand surge for coal during the recent colder-than-expected winter across North Asia is starting to ease.

March 4, 2021

China approves 10mt coal mine project in Shaanxi

The project, owned by a subsidiary of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group, involved a total investment of $1.92 billion.

March 3, 2021

UN chief urges wealthy nations to phase out coal use by 2030

Antonio Guterres called on wealthy nations to end coal use by 2030 so the world can meet its goals to curb global warming.

March 1, 2021

China chips away at coal addiction to chase climate goals

Coal use accounted for 56.8% of the country’s total energy consumption last year, down 0.9 of a percentage point from 2019.

March 1, 2021

Cerrejon says reached deal with indigenous community on environment, health

The miner produced 12.4 million tonnes of coal in 2020, down almost 52% from 2019.

March 1, 2021

Australian teens lead class action against Whitehaven’s coal mine expansion

It could make it more difficult for coal mines to be approved in Australia on the basis of intergenerational equity and climate change.