April 10, 2017

BHP rejects activist fund Elliott urge to spin off US oil assets

Company says the associated risks of spinning off about $22 billion of its US oil assets and listing them in New York would significantly outweigh any potential benefits.

April 7, 2017

Yancoal poised to become one of Australia’s top three coal producers

By the end of 2017, Yancoal Australia may become one of the top three coal producers in this country.

April 7, 2017

Coking coal price close to $300 a tonne on Australian disruptions

Coking coal prices gained 86% to $283.10 a tonne this week, the biggest gain in four years.

April 6, 2017

Erdene Resource moving forward with flagship project in Mongolia

While the company had other projects in the country, the Bayan Khundii gold project went from greenfield prospect to being its main asset in roughly nine months.

April 5, 2017

Cyclone damage causes BHP to declare force majeure in Australia

The miner said it won't meet its coal export commitments due to the damage caused by cyclone Debbie, which struck Australia’s north-east coast last week.

April 4, 2017

Peabody Energy back to the NYSE as emerges from bankruptcy

The US largest coal miner is back.

April 3, 2017

Coking coal price surges 15%

Cyclone Debbie.

April 3, 2017

Cyclone Debbie disrupts $3.2bn of Australian coal exports

Damage to rail lines in cyclone-hit Queensland have disrupted the shipment of between 15 million and 20 million tonnes of coking coal destined to Asia.

April 3, 2017

This firm may make coal’s future a lot brighter

Australia’s Dotz Nano has found a new use for coal that could be a welcome boost to the dying industry, particularly in the US.

April 3, 2017

Can Trump dig coal out of its slump?

Flanked by coal workers, President Donald Trump signed the American Energy Independence Executive Order this week, directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review the Clean Power Plan, former President…