March 4, 2019

BHP injects $6m into emissions reduction company

Move is part of an increasing wave of investment by mining and energy groups into technologies that suck carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere and use it to make synthetic…

March 4, 2019

All but two Canadian provinces approve Minerals and Metals Plan

Ontario and Saskatchewan say the plan falls short in growing Canada’s reputation as a world leader.

March 4, 2019

Indonesia lowers coal benchmark price for 7th month in March

The decline in the March benchmark was due to low demand in China.

March 3, 2019

Mineral exploration growing in BC – Survey

The study is based on information collected from 33 prospectors and 172 mineral and coal exploration companies operating in British Columbia.

February 28, 2019

China’s 2018 coal usage rises 1%, but share of energy mix falls

China's coal consumption rose for a second year in a row in 2018, but coal's share of total energy consumption fell below 60 percent for the first time.

February 27, 2019

Eskom’s Molefe ‘stonewalled’ Glencore ex-CEO says

Nedbank Ltd. estimates that corruption, maladministration and bad policies shaved $33.9 billion off the nation’s GDP between May 2014 and February 2018.

February 27, 2019

Rio Tinto investors partying like it’s 2014

Miner will pay a special dividend worth $4 billion, or $2.43 cent a share, as it recorded its highest annual underlying earnings in the last five years.

February 26, 2019

Coal’s perfect storm rattles home to $50B new projects

It’s been a tough few weeks for Australia’s coal industry.

February 25, 2019

Actually, Australia should be panicked about coal

One way or another, the end of the coal-export industry is looking inevitable.

February 25, 2019

Anglo American restarts Australian coal operations after worker fatality

The miner said it was still investigating the incident, as was the state's mines safety inspector, which involved a personnel carrier and a grading vehicle last Wednesday.