December 15, 2017 Vale workers in Mozambique down tools at Moatize mine over bonus pay Workers at Vale's Mozambique Moatize coal mine downed tools on Friday in a dispute over bonus payments, paralysing work at the plant.
December 15, 2017 ArcelorMittal says Kazakh coal miners end strike Coal miners at ArcelorMittal's Kazakh unit ended their sit-in and emerged from the mines after offers of a pay rise and the threat of legal action.
December 14, 2017 Indian captive power plants running at half capacity due to coal shortage The Indian Captive Power Producers Association denounced that most of its member companies are getting half of the coal they need from state-owned Coal India.
December 13, 2017 China’s Nov commodity imports confirm trends; copper the outlier: Russell In past three months, China’s commodity imports were extremely strong in Sept, unbelievably weak in Oct, now roaring back to strength in Nov.
December 12, 2017 World Bank to stop funding oil and gas projects The institution will stop all lending for oil and gas projects after 2019, with some exceptions.
December 12, 2017 World’s third-largest insurer to divest from oil sands and pipelines AXA and three other French investment groups follow the World Bank's lead.
December 12, 2017 ArcelorMittal coal miners widen strike in Kazakhstan A sit-in by miners of ArcelorMittal's Kazakh unit widened to all of the firm's coal mines on Tuesday as hundreds of workers demanded a 100 percent wage rise.
December 12, 2017 World’s biggest floating solar power plant starts operating atop former coal mine China Three Gorges says this would be not only the largest but also the "most intelligent solar power project with the most advanced technology in the world."
December 11, 2017 Traditional owners say they were forced to negotiate with Adani over Australian mine Representatives for the Wangan and Jagalingou People said they were forced to sign an Indigenous Land Use Agreement at the Native Title Tribunal for Adani’s Carmichael mine.
December 11, 2017 ArcelorMittal miners stage sit-in at four Kazakh coal mines About 200 coal miners in Kazakhstan refused to leave four mines operated by a unit of ArcelorMittal at the end of their shift on Monday and staged a sit-in.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
