January 17, 2023 How abandoned mines can become clean energy storage systems A novel technique called Underground Gravity Energy Storage turns decommissioned mines into long-term energy storage solutions.
January 16, 2023 Column: China didn’t drive commodity markets in 2022. It may in 2023 The market narrative for China's appetite for commodities has moved on from what was a soft 2022 to expectations of a strong 2023.
January 15, 2023 This village is standing in the way of Germany’s coal revival Activists continue to block police attempts to demolish the village of Luetzerath to make way for the expansion of an opencast coal mine.
January 10, 2023 Column: China’s easing of Australian coal ban is symbolic, not market-shifting One of the questions is whether Australian coal miners can compete on price with Russian thermal supplies.
January 10, 2023 Europe needs to invest over €300 billion in the next two years to reach climate goals — study Researchers say the most dramatic increase in the need for investment is in power generation from renewable energies.
January 9, 2023 Top 50 mining companies in 2022: coal, lithium win big, China investors lose out Commodity prices are always volatile, but in 2022 metal and mining markets reached new levels of turbulence, as the pandemic played out in China and the Ukraine war upended global…
January 9, 2023 Eskom CEO de Ruyter survives alleged poisoning attempt The incident reportedly happened on December 13, a day before de Ruyter resigned from the top post at the power utility.
January 9, 2023 India asks utilities to import 6% of their coal for nine months Coal accounts for more than 70% of India's power generation, and coal-fired plants make up over 75% of India's use of the polluting fuel.
January 8, 2023 Activists fighting coal mine expansion in Germany in standoff with police Activists gathered in Lützerath as the mid-January deadline for demolishing the village to make room for a coal mine expansion approaches.
January 8, 2023 Scientists one step closer to turning coal into graphite A team at Ohio University carried out a series of simulations showing how coal can be converted to valuable—and carbon-neutral—materials.
SolGold agrees to $1.2 billion takeover by top investor Jiangxi Copper This was Jiangxi's third proposal to acquire the company. December 24, 2025 | 08:03 am
