October 29, 2025 US gives $1.5 billion loan guarantee for fertilizer from coal The financing for Wabash Valley Resources will be used to restart and repurpose a coal gasification plant idled since 2016.
October 28, 2025 Banks, investors pumped $52B into met coal between 2022 and 2024: report Banks lent $22B despite climate pledges, while investors still hold $30B in related securities.
October 23, 2025 China and US ‘just flexing muscles’ over critical metals, BHP chair says Australia is quite well positioned to support the US as it tries to derisk its critical mineral supply chain, CEO Mike Henry said.
October 19, 2025 Russia attacks Ukraine coal mine, second energy site Private Ukrainian energy firm DTEK said Russian forces launched an attack on a colliery in Dnipropetrovsk region.
October 17, 2025 Kenya court blocks $2 billion coal plant at heritage site The developers of the 1,050-megawatt facility majority owned by Centum Investment Co. failed to carry out adequate public participation.
October 16, 2025 China’s scrambled weather and safety scrutiny tilt coal higher Shanxi and neighboring Shaanxi are two coal hubs already contending with floods that are likely to curtail supply in coming months.
October 15, 2025 Top 50 mining companies surge to new record near $2 trillion valuation The value of the world’s 50 biggest miners surged by more than $450B in a single quarter after a broad-based rally sparked by rampant gold and copper prices.
October 13, 2025 China’s iron ore, copper and coal imports rise to annual high However, copper concentrate imports dropped 6.3% as mine disruptions, most recently at Grasberg in Indonesia, hampered supply of the smelting feedstock.
October 10, 2025 Australia’s coal state reverses plan to close power plants The move comes as global coal consumption rises to a record year after year.
October 9, 2025 Exxaro CEO says copper ambitions remain but now more modest The coal miner still wants to acquire copper assets but has scaled back its ambitions since missing out on a mine in Botswana.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says One of the world’s biggest lithium traders is seeing a turnaround in the battery metal market as accelerating demand ends a glut that dragged down prices. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
