October 11, 2023

Australian court backs coal mine expansions in key climate case

Australia has seen a slew of legal challenges against projects over their forecast impact on global warming.

October 10, 2023

Teck to balance valuation with ‘execution risk’ in coal sale

Teck is weighing multiple potential deals for its steelmaking coal unit, as the company seeks to rebrand as a standalone metals producer.

October 10, 2023

Coal industry faces 1 million job losses from global energy transition – research

Hundreds of labor-intensive mines are expected to close in the coming decades.

October 10, 2023

All miners evacuated after fire at Evraz-owned mine in Russia

Russia's coal-rich Kemerovo region is no stranger to mining disasters.

October 5, 2023

BHP plans to keep its remaining coal after completing mine sales

Efforts to divest BHP’s interests in the Daunia and Blackwater sites in Queensland are ongoing.

October 5, 2023

Teck aiming for coal, metals business separation announcement by end of 2023

CEO Jonathan Price said the company is advancing a range of proposals with a range of counterparties.

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.