May 21, 2020

In the coming renewable energy boom, Australia is once again the “lucky country”

The country ranks highly in the annual Fraser Institute survey of mining companies for investment attractiveness.

May 21, 2020

The new coal miner pitch: Don’t mention coal

Gray? Try “steel-colored.” Angular? You must mean “steel-inspired.”

May 20, 2020

Queensland passes law to jail mining bosses over deaths

Top executives face up to 20 years in prison and A$13 million ($8.6m), if found criminally negligent over workers' deaths.

May 19, 2020

China targets Australia barley, but what matters is coal, LNG, iron ore

Move is seen as Beijing’s ongoing expression of displeasure over Canberra’s role in pushing for an international investigation into the origins of covid-19.

May 15, 2020

Eskom considers delaying closure of three coal-fired plants

The company, which produces almost all of South Africa’s power, wants to push back the closure of the Grootvlei, Camden and Hendrina power plants.

May 14, 2020

Coal’s US downfall is a lesson for power markets

India's power market today looks much like the US did 45 years ago.

May 14, 2020

Lender says Murray violated deal in ‘brazen’ loan default

GACP alleges Murray improperly included noncoal receivables in a financial report.

May 13, 2020

Sprott Resource sells stake in Corsa Coal

Corsa operates four metallurgical coal mines across Pennsylvania and Maryland.

May 13, 2020

World’s largest wealth fund blacklists Glencore, Anglo over coal

Norway's $1 trillion wealth fund is excluding some of the world's biggest commodities firms from its portfolio because of their use and production of coal.

May 12, 2020

Teck CEO says he’s survived collapsing shares before

Teck says the stock’s decline is mostly due to falling commodity prices.