December 24, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Canada rejects Shandong Gold’s bid to buy TMAC; Operations restart at Samarco; MMG declares force majeure on contracts after protests in Peru

December 23, 2020

South Africa approves South32 thermal coal operations sale

Country's antitrust tribunal approved the sale to Seriti Resources Holdings.

December 22, 2020

New South Wales greenlights Maxwell coal mine

The company plans to produce approximately 148 million tonnes of run-of-mine coal over 26 years.

December 21, 2020

China to abolish access restrictions on foreign investment in energy sector

Country to fully lift access restrictions on foreign investment in coal, oil, gas, power generation and new energy businesses, according to white paper.

December 21, 2020

Traders at odds with China import ban keep coal cargoes in limbo

Worsening relations between Beijing and Canberra have stranded 74 vessels, about 8.1 million tons of coal, and an estimated 1,480 mariners off Chinese ports.

December 20, 2020

Brief strike ends at Canada’s Westshore coal terminal

The terminal is a key export center for Teck Resources.

December 20, 2020

Australia forecasts drop in coal output under pressure from Chinese curbs

Australia's coal exports have been hit by delays at Chinese ports amid a growing row between the two countries.

December 18, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Rio Tinto taps finance head as new chief executive; SolGold CEO handed shareholder rebuke at annual meeting; Anglo American to divest from thermal coal operations by 2023

December 18, 2020

Old coal mines can win a second life as green energy hotspots

Australia is studying plans to transform a disused underground coal mine into a pumped hydro facility.

December 18, 2020

Coal demand to rise 2.6% in 2021 after record decline

Demand for thermal and metallurgical coal should rise to 7,432 million tonnes in 2021, from 7,243 million tonnes this year, according to the International Energy Agency.