October 4, 2023 South African mining profits slump by almost half, report says An analysis of 29 domestic mining companies showed that combined net income slumped to 108 billion rand in their latest financial years, from a record 206 billion rand.
October 4, 2023 Stakeholder collaboration key to successful transition toward non-mining economies The best way to deal with mine closures is by combining early planning, local-based solutions, and targeted investments, new research has found.
October 3, 2023 ‘Evenly balanced’ risks means lower commodity prices, but robust volumes The overall message from the Australian government's commodity outlook is that evenly balanced risks translates into still robust volumes, but at lower prices.
October 3, 2023 Once sequestered, CO2 can be turned into methane By wresting the carbon from CO2 sequestered through carbon capture technologies and affixing it to hydrogen atoms, it is possible to form methane.
October 2, 2023 Thungela says coal terminal workers’ strike not impacting exports Workers at Richards Bay Coal Terminal have been on a strike for the past three weeks.
October 1, 2023 South Africa says Kusile coal plant to revive capacity this year South Africa said Eskom will add 2,400 megawatts of generating capacity to the country’s grid before the end of the year.
October 1, 2023 Big Oil, heavy industry discuss emission curbs ahead of COP28 The gathering brought together CEOs from more than 50 companies from the oil and gas sector and the aluminum, steel and cement industries.
September 30, 2023 How South Africa botched its first coal power-plant transition Key ministers in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government have attacked the switch to renewable energy.
September 29, 2023 Striking South African coal port workers reject wage offer Volumes shipped at RBCT have dropped to the lowest level in decades.
September 28, 2023 European insurers are underwriting 30% of US coal, study says Coal is widely excluded from investment portfolios, and many banks have placed significant restrictions on lending to avoid it.
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