July 3, 2016 Sweden sells its German coal mines The Swedish government has endorsed a plan by a state-owned enterprise to sell its four German coal mines and assets to Czech investors.
July 3, 2016 The decline of coal in three charts These three charts show how coal went from hero to zero.
June 28, 2016 These five coal miners spent $95 million on lobbying before going bankrupt Report claims that Walter Energy, Patriot Coal, Alpha Natural Resources, Arch Coal and Peabody Energy also allocated more than half a billion dollars for top executives salaries in decade before…
June 27, 2016 BHP hikes exploration spending to focus mostly on copper, oil It will raise its annual exploration spending by 29%, allocating nearly all its $900 million budget to finding new copper and oil deposits in the fiscal year beginning next month.
June 24, 2016 Is there a future for the Russian coal industry? It is an open secret that the global electric power industry of which the coal industry forms a part is experiencing a system-wide reduction in both volumes and prices of…
June 23, 2016 China’s nuclear war on coal Beijing's already cut coal miners working hours by 16% and plans to eliminate 500 million tonnes of coal capacity within just 3–5 years.
June 21, 2016 The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies Combined these mining and metal giants are worth $700 billion with operations in every corner of the world.
June 21, 2016 Rio Tinto may be planning a $9bn spinoff a la BHP Rumours follow Rio's decision to group its least loved units — coal, uranium salt, borates and its Iron Ore Co. of Canada — under a new umbrella branded as the…
June 21, 2016 Rio Tinto to boot iron ore chief in fresh management shake-up Andrew Harding, once tipped as the most likely person to take the company’s reins, is being replaced by Chris Salisbury, currently leading the copper and coal division.
June 17, 2016 Australian mining industry cautioned to protect their assets Despite only taking several minutes online, and costing less than the morning newspaper and cup of coffee, many Australian businesses are failing to protect their legal rights of ownership.
Trafigura was victim of a nickel fraud on a grand scale, judge says Ruling gives the trading house a chance to recoup some of the hundreds of millions of dollars in losses it suffered. January 30, 2026 | 09:40 am
