Cyclone Debbie disrupts $3.2bn of Australian coal exports
Damage to rail lines in cyclone-hit Queensland have disrupted the shipment of between 15 million and 20 million tonnes of coking coal destined to Asia.
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This firm may make coal’s future a lot brighter
Australia’s Dotz Nano has found a new use for coal that could be a welcome boost to the dying industry, particularly in the US.
Can Trump dig coal out of its slump?
Flanked by coal workers, President Donald Trump signed the American Energy Independence Executive Order this week, directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review the Clean Power Plan, former President Barack Obama’s signature environmental policy.
Areva faces “uranium-gate” in Niger
French nuclear power giant Areva is reportedly cooperating with a legal enquiry by activists who say the company cheated Niger out of $3.25 million in uranium exports.
Ports in China have enough iron ore to build 13,000 Eiffel Towers
With enough iron ore to construct Paris's Eiffel Tower nearly 13,000 times over, China's ports are bursting with stockpiles of the raw material and some of them are demolishing old buildings to create more storage space, trading sources said.
Solar now employs more people in the US than coal and natural gas
Solar power, once derided as an expensive and unreliable energy source, has become a major generator of employment in the United States, according to new data supplied by The Solar Foundation.
Europe’s last tin mine big step closer to restart
Successful water treatment trials could see final permits to restart Cornwall mine issued before the end of the summer says Vancouver junior Strongbow.
Freeport’s Cerro Verde copper mine resumes normal operations
The news follows the end of a historically long 43-day strike at BHP Billiton’s Escondida, the world's biggest copper mine in neighbouring Chile.
Vedanta CEO Tom Albanese to leave company in August
The news follows the exit of former Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll, who stepped down last month.
