April 24, 2019

Top miners back autonomous systems guidelines

The document divides operations into six levels, from zero (entirely manual) to five (fully autonomous), and assists in the preparation of a business case for autonomous mining, depending on level…

April 23, 2019

China’s Tsingshan expands plans for Zimbabwe steel plant

Tsingshan signed a $1 billion outline agreement to build a 2 million tonne-per-annum steel plant in Zimbabwe in June last year.

April 23, 2019

Teck Resources beats profit estimates on energy business

The world's second-biggest exporter of steelmaking coal posted an adjusted profit of C$568 million ($425.12 million) for the quarter ended March 31.

April 22, 2019

China’s green light on coal power won’t trigger new plant boom

More than 10 regions will be freed of their overcapacity tag in 2022, clearing a hurdle for them to resume building coal-fired plants.

April 21, 2019

Anglo steps up defense to repel Agarwal’s interest: Telegraph

Anglo American’s defense advisers are said to plan attacks on the quality of Vedanta’s portfolio compared to Anglo’s assets.

April 19, 2019

Australia’s South32 Q3 coking coal production down 37% vs Q2, beats estimate

Production of coking fell to 990 kilo tonnes during the March quarter from 1.6 million tonnes in the second quarter.

April 18, 2019

Coal prices are up and US miners still can’t catch a break

The global coal markets have been on a tear lately, and America’s miners are still tanking.

April 17, 2019

A coal miner’s less-is-more lesson for frackers

Arch Coal Inc. has a novel approach to beating the market: by not getting any more valuable.

April 16, 2019

Rio Tinto warning may rupture mining industry into green and dirty

Rio Tinto's warning to mining lobby groups that they have to acknowledge the threat of climate change is likely a sign that the industry will inevitably fracture into two camps.

April 16, 2019

Mining flotation chemicals market to reach $10B by 2020

Mining flotation chemicals are used during the ore beneficiation process.