December 23, 2025

Two killed in underground explosion at Polish coal mine

Eight workers evacuated, but contact with two was lost. After seven hours, teams found the missing miners dead.

December 22, 2025

Glencore buys majority stake in Dutch fuel company FincoEnergies

Finco is a major player in the Dutch wholesale fuel market and in the region's biofuels and low-carbon fuel sectors.

December 18, 2025

MEGAMINES: Top 10 most capital intensive bulk mining projects

When these stomach-churning capital outlays start to produce returns, they do so in spades and over generations.

December 18, 2025

Brian Gilbertson, South Africa dealmaker who led BHP, dies at 82

He helped build BHP Billiton Ltd. before his departure as chief executive officer in 2003.

December 17, 2025

Coal demand hits fresh high as US output rises — IEA 

Coal keeps defying forecasts, with US output rebounding even as clean energy expands and long-term demand finally nears a peak.

December 15, 2025

China confronts the cost of dismantling the world’s biggest coal sector

Coal has been closely tied to the Communist Party’s history and to its efforts to transform China’s economy over the past decades.

December 10, 2025

Indonesia sets rules to fine miners operating in forest areas

Earlier this week, the task force ordered dozens of companies in palm oil cultivation and mining to pay fines totalling 38.62 trillion rupiah.

December 9, 2025

Tactics to dump coal are failing in Asia as energy demand booms

Concerns over energy security and costs are trumping the climate agenda in Asia’s high-growth, high-polluting economies.

December 8, 2025

Column: China’s major commodities tell a story of prices and inventories

Crude oil and iron ore are powering ahead but copper and coal are losing steam.

December 8, 2025

China’s annual coal demand to fall for first time in eight years, industry group says

Coal use also fell this year in the steel and building industries but was partially offset by growth in the chemical sector.