November 25, 2024

Anglo American sells coal assets to Peabody for $3.8bn

The move is the first of four big asset divestments Anglo announced in May, after it fought off a $49bn hostile takeover attempt from BHP.

November 23, 2024

Adani’s Australian coal unit faces human rights complaint

The complaint details how Adani employees sought to “verbally and physically obstruct and prevent” members of an Aboriginal group from accessing springs near the Carmichael mine.

November 20, 2024

British Columbia creates new mining ministry to tackle critical minerals amid doubts over capacity

Critical minerals are central to BC’s economic vision, with demand for lithium expected to grow sixfold by 2030 and copper demand projected to double by 2050.

November 13, 2024

Anglo American coal bidders down to three, say sources

The final bidders are down to Yancoal Australia, Stanmore Resources and Peabody Energy.

November 12, 2024

Adaro eyes $291 million from unit IPO to spin off coal arm

Adaro is spinning off the coal mining unit valued at $2.45 billion to focus on developing cleaner energy, with an aluminum smelter being built in Kalimantan.

November 4, 2024

China’s top coal firms lean into power as mining profits slip

Mining costs are rising because of aging deposits that demand deeper bores and increased maintenance to avoid accidents.

November 4, 2024

Anglo American sells Australian coal JV stake for $1.1 billion

Anglo has agreed to sell its 33.3% stake in Jellinbah Group, a JV that owns 70% interest in the Jellinbah East and Lake Vermont coal mines.

October 30, 2024

Workers at Europe’s dirtiest power plant wary of life after coal

The Belchatow plant generates around 20% of Poland's electricity.

October 30, 2024

China Three Gorges plans $10 billion renewables-coal power base

The project is part of a plan to fill China’s unused desert land with clean electricity generation and transport it on long-distance transport lines to densely populated cities.

October 30, 2024

Glencore posts lower metals output for first nine months, reiterates outlook

The miner and trader's own sourced copper production fell 4% to 705,200 metric tons, while its own sourced cobalt output fell 18% to 26,500 tons.