November 17, 2020 China launches yearlong campaign of coal mining safety checks The world's largest coal miner and coal consumer reported more than 100 coal mining accidents in 2020.
November 16, 2020 Glencore to lay off contractors at Hunter Valley The world's biggest thermal coal trader plans to lay off contractors at its operations in Australia's New South Wales state due to a prolonged market downturn.
November 16, 2020 Australian coal exports to China slump, but prices are mixed Australia has managed to find other customers for the coal that China is not taking.
November 13, 2020 Limpopo coal plant project may be abandoned The Thabametsi plant lost its environmental approval and shareholders ditched the project.
November 13, 2020 Cerrejon requests arbitration to end strike The company requested the Labor Ministry convene an arbitration tribunal to solve a dispute with its largest workers' union and lift a more than 70-day strike.
November 13, 2020 Peabody may be flirting with bankruptcy – IEEFA The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis says that prior to the covid-19 pandemic, Peabody Energy had been posting losses for five consecutive quarters.
November 12, 2020 US miners tout environmental credentials in wake of Biden victory With Biden proposing to hasten the demise of coal and other fossil fuels with his $2-trillion climate plan, miners of so-called strategic metals are hoping Biden's team sees them as…
November 12, 2020 Glencore boss says pandemic could delay his departure Ivan Glasenberg had said he would step down once a new management team is in place, expected to happen this year.
November 9, 2020 Real estate, pharma firms among winners of India’s coal mine auctions India had offered a range of financial incentives to attract investment, but foreign firms have shunned the auctions.
November 8, 2020 A new method to monitor soil stability at open-cast mines from space Scientists are using data from the Sentinel 1 mission to investigate lignite regions in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
