March 19, 2024

Coal, oil, gas resources should remain in the ground to reach Paris Agreement goals – study

In a paper published in the journal Nature Communications, UB scientists present a global atlas of unburnable oil.

March 18, 2024

China coal output posts first decline since Beijing ordered more

Coal production dropped 4.2% from a year earlier for January and February combined, the first year-on-year decline since September 2021.

March 18, 2024

Thungela sets higher coal output target as it seeks more assets

The newly acquired Ensham mine is forecast to ramp up output to about 4 million tons by 2026 from 2.9 million tons last year.

March 18, 2024

Widjaja family’s consortium seeks private credit for mine deal

A consortium led by Golden Energy is sounding out private credit funds to finance its $1.65 billion acquisition of South32's Illawarra coal operation in Australia.

March 14, 2024

Exxaro still keen on copper after Botswana setback

Coal miner is considering potential deals to acquire copper and manganese assets as part of its diversification strategy.

March 13, 2024

Polish court allows Turow coal mine to stay open for now

Environmental groups have long criticized the environmental impact of the open-pit mine, and filed several lawsuits aimed at halting its operations.

March 13, 2024

Activist Tribeca asks Glencore to move main listing to Sydney

The hedge fund also recommended increasing dividends by discontinuing share buybacks and divesting a minority stake in Glencore's lucrative trading division.

March 13, 2024

Coal mine’s 60-year-old fire an example of how long-term disturbances affect soil richness

Researchers at Michigan State University analyzed soil microbes near a mine fire that has been burning for more than 60 years.

March 11, 2024

Indonesia understates methane emissions from mining, report says

The world’s third-biggest coal miner after China and India undercounts methane emissions from production of the fuel by six to seven times, according to Ember.

March 11, 2024

US, Canada, Indigenous groups to collaborate on reducing river pollution from BC coal mines

Indigenous groups in British Columbia, Montana and Idaho lobbied for intervention by both federal governments.