December 13, 2018

Australian rail workers plan strikes that could hit key coal haulage tracks

Coal railway workers at Australian hauler Aurizon Holdings Ltd are planning strikes after a breakdown in pay negotiations, their trade union said.

December 13, 2018

Eskom debt swap not an option – South Africa’s Ramaphosa

Eskom, which has implemented power cuts due to coal shortages and poor plant performance, said it wants the government to take on $7 billion of its debts.

December 12, 2018

Global bankers spurn Trump’s pleas to keep making loans for coal

Given the economics and how the conversation around coal has shifted, you might as well try to push these banks into rotary phones or horse-drawn carriages.

December 12, 2018

Gupta’s South African mining assets attract $215m bid

Project Halo will buy Optimum Coal Mine (Pty) Ltd, Koornfontein Mines (Pty) Ltd and Optimum Coal Terminal (Pty) according to the term sheet seen by Bloomberg.

December 11, 2018

President Trump’s coal comeback keeps falling short

In the grand scheme of things, even the 2,500 coal-mining jobs added since Trump took office in January 2017 really don’t amount to much.

December 11, 2018

Big coal wants consumers to pay for fixing its pollution problem

"CCS is a get-out-of-jail card and a great business opportunity,” - Michael Liebreich, founder of Bloomberg NEF research group.

December 11, 2018

Anglo ending 2018 on high note, predicts higher output, lower costs

The diversified miner anticipates 2018 production to be 2% ahead of previous guidance and costs to be 5% below.

December 6, 2018

EU’s largest coking coal producer seeks growth through acquisitions

Poland's ambitions to invest in coal have stirred outrage at U.N. climate talks taking place in Katowice.

December 6, 2018

Losing licence to operate new and biggest threat to miners — EY

Mining companies across the globe now consider the risk of losing their licence to operate as the biggest risk to their businesses in the next two years

December 6, 2018

Trump administration to lift barriers to build new coal plants

The EPA has announced plans to roll back an Obama-era rule that requires new coal plants to capture their carbon emissions.