October 8, 2020

Gold price rally lifts value of top 50 mining companies above $1 trillion for the first time

The Top 50 most valuable mining companies added $80.2 billion in market capitalization over the three months to end September.

October 7, 2020

BHP freezes membership of lobby group over Greens campaign

The Queensland Resources Council stepped up its advocacy against the environment-focused Greens ahead of an election this month in coal-rich Queensland state.

October 5, 2020

UK Gov’t temporarily halts coal mine approval

West Cumbria Mining's Woodhouse Colliery would be the nation’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years.

October 2, 2020

Colombia’s mining future tied to metals not coal, minister says

Mining concessions cover just 3% of Colombia's territory.

October 2, 2020

RANKED: Top 10 mining property deals in the last five years

Six of the 10 largest mining property purchases since 2015 were copper, a phosphate deal came in at no. 3 and a giant lithium transaction also ranks.

October 2, 2020

UK’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years approved

Move threatens to undermine the government’s pledge to be carbon neutral by 2050.

October 2, 2020

South African union threatens strike at coal and diamond mines

NUM threatened to call a strike at mining companies De Beers, Exxaro and Petra Diamonds after failing to reach wage agreements.

October 1, 2020

Australian state defers Adani coal mine royalties ahead of election

Carmichael's development became a key issue during Australia's 2019 parliamentary election and part of the reason for the Labor party's shock defeat.

September 29, 2020

US coal suffers one-two punch as plants shut, miner deal nixed

Independent power producer Vistra said it would shutter seven plants, while Peabody and Arch Resources scrapped a planned JV aimed at cutting production costs.

September 29, 2020

China to phase out coal power around 2050

Carbon emissions will peak sometime between 2025 and 2030, and total energy demand will start to decline around 2035, according to a new report from Tsinghua University.