Still, demand will fare better than the first nine months of the year, when it suffered after India imposed one of the world’s strictest lockdowns.

Glencore lowered its 2020 coal guidance by 5.7% to 109 million tonnes as a strike at the Cerrejon mine in Colombia entered its 60th day on Friday.

Oil drilling in the Arctic and the Pebble gold mine in Alaska aren’t actually on the ballot -- but they might as well be.

Overall bullion demand fell 19% year-on-year to the lowest since 2009 in the latest quarter.

South Africa is almost entirely dependent on coal for electricity.

One of the country’s largest banks said it would end almost all investment in thermal mines and power stations by 2030.

Higher prices should provide an incentive for miners to maximize output next year, potentially alleviating some of the strain on supply, said Freeport VP of Marketing Javier Targhetta.

Robert Murray called himself "the king of the coal industry" and he was a forceful supporter of US President Donald Trump.

Lawsuits have hampered the government’s efforts to privatize the assets.

Batteries can make up a third of a vehicle’s cost.

Bank expects metals and agriculture will continue to see modest price gains in the coming year, at 2% and 1% respectively.

The Indonesian state-owned miner has reached out to investment banks to discuss a potential stake purchase from Tsingshan.