March 5, 2020

Africa’s biggest bank releases funding policy on coal projects

Standard says it will evaluate projects on a case-by-case basis, assessing the need for power in the country where the mine or plant is situated.

March 5, 2020

Indonesia’s March coal benchmark price set at $67.08

Price rose slightly as coal mine operations in China were affected by the coronavirus.

March 5, 2020

Glencore’s expansion of Hunter Valley coal mine approved

The New South Wales’ Independent Planning Commission greenlighted the project.

March 4, 2020

Colombian coal output fell 2% in 2019

The country recorded coal production of 82.2 million tonnes in 2019.

March 4, 2020

Indonesia’s Bukit Asam 2019 output rises 10.2%

Coal sales in 2019 were at 27.8 million tonnes, up 13% from the previous year.

March 3, 2020

Trump’s best shot at saving coal is an obscure power market

In the past three months, regulators have disrupted ambitious plans to combat climate change in electric grids.

March 3, 2020

Coal states urge Trump Administration to tackle plant closures

More than a dozen coal-fired power plants have been decommissioned in the past two years.

March 2, 2020

Norway adopts Canada’s initiative for sustainable mining

TSM requires companies to assess their performance across eight areas, including energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.

March 1, 2020

Seaborne coal prices spike not expected to last long – report

Fitch Ratings predicts that the disruptions caused by COVID-19 will ease over the medium term.

February 27, 2020

US gov’t downplays effects of coal mining on public lands

The Bureau of Land Management says it didn't find a significant impact from lifting the ban on coal leases.