February 5, 2019 Africa Mining Indaba: ‘Let’s talk,’ Ramaphosa tells producers Executives, investors and government officials meet in Cape Town this week at the African Mining Indaba, the continent’s biggest gathering of one of its most essential industries.
February 4, 2019 Port yanks permit for coal terminal With the permit cancelled, it is hard to see how the Fraser Surrey Docks coal project could ever end up being built.
February 4, 2019 Germany’s RWE could preserve Hambach forest, but at a price How much is a tree worth?
February 4, 2019 Vedanta says Anglo American stake buy meets Gov’t criteria Shares in the company lost a fifth of their value on Friday as investors were sceptical of its foreign subsidiary Cairn India Holdings’ $200 million investment in the diversified miner.
February 1, 2019 Michigan gas outage seen boosting Trump bid to save coal plants Fuel diversity is the increasingly overlooked but deeply important element of a reliable supply of power.
January 31, 2019 Miners BHP, Rio urge permanent voice for First Nations in Australia’s parliament "A First Nations' voice to parliament is a meaningful step towards reconciliation," BHP Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mackenzie said.
January 31, 2019 Japan’s Idemitsu, Kyushu Elec, Tokyo Gas scrap coal-fired power plant plan Kyushu Electric and Tokyo Gas said instead they will consider building a gas-fired power plant, using liquefied natural gas (LNG), at the same site owned by Idemitsu.
January 31, 2019 Botswana’s first private coal mine to produce saleable coal in March Our target market is the southern African region at 1.2 million tons per annum, using a combination of road and rail transport.
January 30, 2019 South African miners want restructuring of power firm Eskom "We need Eskom to be made into a much more efficient, cost-effective organisation"
January 30, 2019 Canadian miner wants its uranium project in Niger solar-powered GoviEx Uranium is studying the possibility of powering its flagship Madaouela project in Niger using a renewable hybrid solar power solution.
Heavy rainfall disrupts Australian metallurgical coal supplies Some coal miners have declared force majeure on portions of their shipments or warned customers of potential delays, according to traders. January 16, 2026 | 07:09 am