May 1, 2014 UNESCO to place Great Barrier in high risk list unless Australia steps up protection efforts The UN body is especially worried about Australia's decision to allow dredging and dumping of 3 million tonnes of dredge spoil in reef waters, as part of a coal port…
April 30, 2014 World Bank: China to overtake US as biggest economy THIS YEAR New study based on purchasing power parity sees Chinese economy overtaking US this year. India leaps from 10th to 3rd.
April 29, 2014 Chinese most clever way to deal with smog: turn it into diamonds Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde is developing a new, energy-friendly mechanism to suck smog out of the air and transform it into diamonds, to be tested in Beijing.
April 28, 2014 Ukraine crisis fuels Europe demands for coal, prices jump Coal prices climbed to the highest level since January Monday as European nation set to replace gas for coal in power plants.
April 28, 2014 Thibaut Lepouttre’s commodity plays in a sideways market Ways to play metals from gold to copper and tungsten in a market with weak price movement.
April 28, 2014 Mick Davis wants BHP’s coal division to be cornerstone of his new mining empire Davis’ X2 Resources has already built a war chest of almost $4 billion and is believed to be asking JPMorgan for US$8bn loan to back up a formal offer to…
April 28, 2014 Bolivia’s new mining law to move forward after deal with cooperatives Mining cooperatives will now be able to enter into contracts with private companies by forming “mixed companies” with the State.
April 25, 2014 SNL Energy: more than 14 GW of noncoal capacity scheduled for retirement by 2023 Of upcoming noncoal retirements, more than 77% can be attributed to natural gas-fired capacity, while PJM has the largest percentage of total noncoal capacity retirements at the ISO/RTO level.
April 22, 2014 Mining may cause extinction of most Colombian indigenous peoples: UN The UN warns there are 40 indigenous groups are at risk of disappearing in the country.
April 22, 2014 Teck to axe 600 jobs, postpones Quintette coal mine restart Weak commodity prices hurt Teck's three core business units —coal, copper and zinc— but coal was particularly hard hit due to increased supply from Australia, the company said.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
