March 13, 2019 Greece’s Public Power relaunches coal-fired power plants sale PPC wants to conclude the sale by May and has been in touch with investors from the United States, Russia and China.
March 13, 2019 Mining’s dirty secret faces a climate reckoning Producing a single metric ton of steel in a blast furnace typically releases around 2.3 tons of carbon dioxide, not much less than you’d get from burning a ton of…
March 13, 2019 South Africa union threatens Eskom ‘shutdown’ ahead of vote The labor group is planning a march to the ruling African National Congress’s Johannesburg headquarters on March 30.
March 12, 2019 When paying $1 for a coal power plant is still paying too much A New York-based company is in talks to buy the 847-megawatt San Juan Generating Station for $1, after four of its five owners decided to shut it down.
March 11, 2019 Japan’s Sojitz to sell stake in Indonesia’s thermal coal mine The deal reflects the company's effort to rebalance its coal assets, shifting away from thermal coal investment and focusing more on coking coal.
March 7, 2019 South Africa’s Eskom may need more bailouts despite tariff hikes Eskom supplies more than 90 percent of the power in Africa's most industrialised economy.
March 7, 2019 Aussie state wants to attract more women to the mining workforce The emphasis is on getting more women at senior levels.
March 6, 2019 China’s iron ore futures fall as anti-smog measures weigh The level 1 alert, the highest in China's four-tier pollution warning system, has been in place since March 1 and requires steel mills to curb output by 40%-70%.
March 6, 2019 Global Mineral Professionals Alliance launches tailings initiative The members of the Alliance agreed on the urgency of examining tailings from the perspective of disposal and closure.
March 5, 2019 ABB launches digital portfolio to create the world’s most efficient mines ABB Ability MineOptimize connects all electrification, automation and digital offerings to optimize all stages in the lifecycle.
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