January 28, 2020 Nova Scotia miners to hand cash to kids who can prove industry ‘rocks’ Now in its sixth year, the competition aims at raising awareness and interest in the sector among junior high and high school students in Canada's Nova Scotia province.
January 26, 2020 Eskom CEO plans operations overhaul with slower breakup mulled Eskom’s inability to provide a regular supply of electricity is curbing mining, manufacturing and other industrial output.
January 26, 2020 Novel mine reclamation techniques prove effective Researchers at the University of Wyoming were successful at applying geomorphic reclamation.
January 24, 2020 South Africa mine deaths fall to record low in 2019 A poor safety record has contributed to slower investment at some South African mines in recent years.
January 22, 2020 Spain nears life without coal sooner than anyone thought Spain last year cut use of coal faster than anyone else in western Europe.
January 22, 2020 Greta Thunberg’s endorsement lands Polish coal miner in hot water A Polish coal mining union chided one of its leaders for meeting the climate activist as a misstep that undermines efforts to keep coal as the country’s key source of…
January 21, 2020 German energy shift will be like ‘open-heart surgery’ – economy minister Comment comes in the wake of country's decision to end nuclear power by 2022 and exit coal-fuelled power sources by 2038.
January 17, 2020 Germany’s 2019 hard coal imports fell 14.7% Their prices have increased strongly amid political moves to tighten supply.
January 17, 2020 Solar and wind will end German coal long before Merkel’s deadline A cocktail of rising renewables, halted investments and soaring carbon emission costs will hasten Germany's coal exit.
January 16, 2020 RWE to cut one in three jobs in $2.9bn coal exit deal Germany's biggest power producer will cut about 6,000 jobs, or nearly a third of its current workforce, by 2030.
BHP’s Vicuna unveils $18 billion copper investment in Argentina The project is forecast to average 395,000 tons of copper, 711,000 ounces of gold, and 22.2 million ounces of silver annually over its first 25 years. February 16, 2026 | 01:26 pm
