July 7, 2020 Metals production emissions must halve by 2040 – report Wood Mackenzie says if the steel industry doesn’t comply, it would have to pay $191 billion per year in taxes.
July 5, 2020 India’s coal minister says mine auction yielding positive results The government official said over 1,000 companies have expressed interest. But the process is also being challenged from different fronts.
July 5, 2020 Oldest ocher mine on American continent discovered in Mexico A flooded cave in Quintana Roo hosts irrefutable evidence of prehistoric mining activities.
July 3, 2020 Monster rally adds $250 billion to global top 50 mining companies MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 largest mining companies based on market value shows an industry clawing back most of the covid-19 related losses by the end of the second…
July 3, 2020 Germany’s plan to exit coal by 2038 made law The lower house of parliament has passed a bill on the country’s exit from coal as a power source.
July 2, 2020 Commodity freighters are shrugging off covid-19 for now The cost of moving coal and iron ore across the world’s oceans is surging as China lifts cargo purchases.
June 29, 2020 EU climate transition needs mineral miners, not coal miners The EU has proposed a $44.9 billion fund that could support new mining projects.
June 26, 2020 Congo suspends cobalt trade in key province on virus Lualaba registered its first two positive covid-19 tests this week.
June 24, 2020 BHP to sell Australian thermal coal mine The world's largest miner has hired Macquarie Bank and JP Morgan to sell its Mt Arthur thermal coal mine in NSW.
June 23, 2020 Europe targets US coal in election-year trade staredown Targeting the $2.7-billion in coal exports to the EU would hit at the base of Trump’s support.
Russia says stake in gold producer UGC to be put up for public auction soon In July 2025, a Russian court ruled that the majority stake in UGC should be seized and transferred to the state. December 30, 2025 | 08:24 am
