November 22, 2018 Sibanye shuts gold mines in South Africa as strike turns violent Operations at Driefontein, Kloof and Beatrix mines were halted late on Wednesday.
November 21, 2018 Indonesia’s push for electrification and its impact on domestic coal – report Due to better coal economics and relatively unsupportive renewable energy policies, we expect coal to still dominate the fuel mix at more than 60% from now until 2027.
November 19, 2018 China National Coal signs 5 year supply contracts with state utilities China National Coal Group will supply in 2019 more than 97 million tonnes of coal to six utilities, with volumes rising in each subsequent year of the deals.
November 16, 2018 Australia’s coal revival in full swing by 2019 The outlook for coal depends basically on the growth of electricity and steel production in Asia.
November 16, 2018 BHP blames driver error, brake problem for runaway train wreck BHP said its initial findings of the Nov. 5 incident showed the nearly 3-km (1.9 miles) long train came to a halt after a braking system control cable became disconnected.
November 16, 2018 South Africa’s Eskom revises coal contract strategy, seeks supply security Eskom, which supplies more than 90 percent of the nation's power, has warned of potential power outages amid low coal inventories after a major supplier cut supplies and sought insolvency…
November 15, 2018 Sinking shipping gauge signals trouble for iron ore, coal price Rates for dry bulk cargo carriers have collapsed 70% since August.
November 13, 2018 NZ Gov’t plans to re-enter doomed Pike River mine to recover remains It is now our intention to get this job done, and find out why 29 men went to work on 19 November 2010, and never came home.
November 13, 2018 Colonial Coal floats PEA for Gordon Creek mine The project has a pre-production capex of $300 million with additional sustaining capital of $406.0 million.
November 13, 2018 Caterpillar steps up game to keep leadership in North America In the past two years, Cat has been working on growing its offering, particularly in the underground segment, as well as filling up some gaps in terms of trucks sizes.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm