January 28, 2021

Coal wins curious reprieve in Biden’s assault on climate change

He froze the sale of leases to extract oil and gas from federal land, but he left out fossil fuel most widely blamed for global warming.

January 28, 2021

Anglo American H2 production back up to 95%

Company has trimmed its production guidance for diamonds in 2021 owing to ongoing operational challenges.

January 27, 2021

China fails to learn from Trump backfire in trade war, is losing against Australia

Australia has managed to ship more coal to other regional consumers, such as India, Vietnam and Thailand.

January 27, 2021

Glencore is looking lonely as rivals look to abandon coal

Company is cutting an increasingly isolated figure as a major coal miner as one by one its biggest rivals look to abandon the most polluting fuel.

January 22, 2021

Biden poised to freeze oil and coal leasing on federal land

The move would block the sale of new mining and drilling rights across some 700 million acres.

January 21, 2021

Ignore or enforce? Biden’s dilemma on China’s commodity purchases

President Joe Biden inherits a problematic trade deal with China and the unpalatable choices of trying to make Beijing meet its commitments on purchases of US commodities.

January 21, 2021

South32 mulls Eagle Downs stake sale after halting development

Company said expected returns from the project in Queensland do not currently support the allocation of capital.

January 21, 2021

Can Biden transform the US energy system?

Biden’s first executive actions to move quickly to tackle climate change have raised questions over the ability of administrations to transform the US energy system.

January 21, 2021

Vale hires banks to sell coal assets in Mozambique

Vale's coal division posted a loss of $213 million in its most recent quarterly result.

January 20, 2021

BHP slashes value of Australian coal assets

Company cut the value of its Mt Arthur thermal coal mine in New South Wales by about $1.25bn, as it seeks to sell the asset.