October 22, 2024

US DOE announces $428 million for 14 clean energy projects in former coal communities

Communities with de-commissioned coal facilities were selected by DOE’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains.

October 17, 2024

Colombia mining group warns government decree puts sector at risk

The decree, published at the beginning of this year, allows Colombia's environment ministry to declare areas as natural resource reserve zones for a five-year period.

October 14, 2024

Philippines’ top coal producer plans $5 billion mine expansion

The company has proposed to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources a five-year spending plan that includes capital expenditures, production costs, and operating expense.

October 14, 2024

Value of top 50 mining companies jumps to second highest on record

World’s 50 biggest miners now worth $1.5 trillion, up $76 billion during Q3 as gold miners climb the rankings and Chinese mining stocks get a late boost. 

October 11, 2024

Exxaro seeks to acquire manganese mining assets

After losing out on a copper mine in Botswana last year, the company is now prioritizing manganese.

October 11, 2024

Noel Tata takes the reins at powerful charity arm of India’s Tata group

The half-brother of Ratan Tata was appointed on Friday as the head of India's Tata group, a $165 billion conglomerate.

October 11, 2024

At least 20 killed in armed attack on miners in Pakistan

The assault took place in the mineral-rich Duki district of Balochistan, which borders both Afghanistan and Iran.

October 10, 2024

Coal expansion helps lure insurers back to Whitehaven

The development follows Sydney-based Whitehaven’s $3.2 billion purchase of coking-coal operations from BHP Group.

October 10, 2024

China’s top miner to spend $24 billion on coal-to-oil project

The facility in Hami city is just the latest in a series of coal-to-oil developments greenlit in recent years in the mining hubs of Xinjiang, Shaanxi, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia.

October 9, 2024

Project dearth slows South Africa’s $9.3 billion coal exit plan

Political infighting, labor-union opposition and delays to planned closures of coal-fired power plants have all helped slow implementation.