February 2, 2023

Zimbabwe allows miners, exporters to keep more forex from exports

Over the years, the country has struggled to attract significant foreign investment.

February 2, 2023

Seriti to build South Africa’s largest wind farm to power coal mines

The 155-megawatt, $236 million wind farm will generate about 75% of the electricity Seriti needs to run its coal mines in South Africa.

February 1, 2023

Visualizing the scale of global fossil fuel production

How much oil, coal, and natural gas do we extract each year? See the scale of annual fossil fuel production in perspective.

February 1, 2023

VRIC 2023: Canada’s resource economy at a critical crossroads, former premiers say

Concern is growing over the federal government’s seeming inability to leverage Canada’s vast natural resource endowment as it navigates the uncertain global geopolitical and economic landscape.

January 31, 2023

Teck’s zinc production up; copper, coal miss guidance for 2022

Total refined zinc output was 248,900 tonnes, below the lower guidance number of 257,000 tonnes.

January 30, 2023

Indonesia sees record coal exports of more than 500 million tonnes in 2023

Last year, Indonesia produced 687 million tonnes of coal.

January 29, 2023

UK’s power switch-off shows future for cleaner energy grid

The UK had a preview of the choices that will have to become commonplace as the world transitions to clean energy sources.

January 27, 2023

Visualizing US consumption of fuel and materials per capita

Wealthy countries consume massive amounts of natural resources per capita, and Americans are no exception. According to data from the National Mining Association, each […]

January 27, 2023

Yellen says South African coal communities need $3.5 billion

South Africa has identified more than R60 billion of investments needed to help communities in the coal-mining Mpumalanga province.

January 26, 2023

South Africa’s RBCT coal exports hit 29-year low in 2022

The terminal saw an average of 18 trains a day in 2022, against a capacity of 32 a day.