October 12, 2017 Rio Tinto’s $2 billion coal assets attract investor consortium: sources Sale is part of Rio’s planned exit from Australian coal to focus on iron ore, copper and aluminum.
October 11, 2017 Clean mining project shortlisted for $950 million Canadian gov’t funding The CLEER (Clean, Low-energy, Effective, Engaged and Remediated) project focuses on water use, energy intensity and environmental footprint, with aggressive targets of a 50% reduction in each area by 2027.
October 11, 2017 China’s top coke producer to curb output in pollution war Shanxi Coking will trim around 900,000 tonnes of coke and 360,000 tonnes of chemicals from production during the coming winter months.
October 10, 2017 Elliott tours BHP investors in renewed push for radical shake-up – sources Representatives from Elliott have in the last month met with major BHP investors based in London, South Africa and Australia to lay out the activist fund's arguments for an overhaul…
October 9, 2017 Mercury from the northern hemisphere reaches Australia By tracing the air backwards in time, the scientists found that high-mercury air travelled over the Indonesian archipelago before arriving in Australia.
October 9, 2017 Sherritt International fined $1 million for coal mine spills in Canada Sherritt pleaded guilty in the Provincial Court of Alberta to three counts of contravening the Fisheries Act.
October 8, 2017 New program in Queensland aims to attract 3,000 new mining jobs The Queensland Government is getting behind a pilot program that, together with an industry group, is hoping to bring thousands of mining equipment and services positions to the Bowen Basin…
October 8, 2017 Chinese companies to build 700 coal plants in and outside China Of all the new coal generation expected to go online over the next decade, Chinese companies will build nearly half of it.
October 8, 2017 Australians protest Carmichael coal mine in ‘national day of action’ Australians opposed to the Adani Group's Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin of Queensland expressed their displeasure at the project on Saturday.
October 6, 2017 Russia takes advantage of China’s North Korea coal ban As North Korean imports of anthracite coal have waned with sanctions, those from Russia have soared.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
