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.

December 17, 2020

Teck preparing for possible strike at Canada’s Westshore coal terminal

The terminal has throughput capacity of 33 million tonnes.

December 17, 2020

Virginia’s Wise County needs to transition out of coal – report

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis says Dominion Energy's Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center is at risk of closure.

December 16, 2020

Polish coal boss warns of unemployment jump if mines close too fast

Poland generates most of its electricity from burning coal and is the only European Union state that has refused to pledge carbon neutrality by 2050.