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South Africa's mining production increased by 0.2% year-on-year in May, with iron-ore having made the largest positive contribution and manganese ore and coal the largest negative contributions....
Coal miner MC Mining has started implementation of a revised business plan at its Uitkomst Colliery, in KwaZulu-Natal. The revised plan involves significant operational changes to position the...
China's coal output in the first six months of the year rose 5% on the year, data from the statistics bureau showed on Tuesday, as authorities focus on ensuring sufficient supply of the fuel as...
Indonesia, the world’s biggest coal exporter, may impose an export levy on the fossil fuel in a bid to boost state revenues, according to local media reports that cited a government minister. The...
Queensland-based miner Bowen Coking Coal said on Tuesday that it had received a A$15.3-million demand notice from former mining contractor BUMA Australia, sending the ASX-listed company's stock...
While there may be scope to negotiate the 30% tariff imposed on South African exports to the US, the country must prepare for the worst-case scenario and take steps to mitigate the impact on...
Queensland miner Bowen Coking Coal has moved to reduce operations at its Burton Mine Complex, shifting to an owner-operator model and cutting production in response to a downturn in global steel...
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Australia and China should cooperate more closely over green steel, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in Shanghai on Monday, even as he called on the world's largest steelmaker to address excess...
China's June coal imports fell to the lowest monthly level in over two years, General Administration of Customs data showed on Monday, as the country's miners ramped up domestic production to...
ASX-listed Athena Resources has signed a memorandum of understanding with Warradarge Energy and Fenix Resources to develop a green iron project in Western Australia’s Mid West. The three parties...
Turnkey crushing and quarrying solutions company Gold Rock Projects has completed the manufacture of a new two-stage, three-product aggregate plant – the Marsay 100 TPH – for a client in Nigeria....
I went to Spain many years ago and visited the impressive Red Electrica, a world-class national grid and transmission system operator (TSO) that is partially State owned. Red Electrica notes on its...
The anticipated issuance date for the final environmental-impact statement and safety evaluation for the Construction Permit Application has been amended.
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Australia's Mining and Energy Union (MEU) said on Wednesday workers at Glencore's underground coal mine in New South Wales began a 24-hour strike action in the afternoon, demanding wage hikes to...
US President Donald Trump is scheduled this week to meet the leaders of five African nations that will potentially offer American businesses opportunities in critical minerals and other natural...
Global banks channeled more than $385-billion to the coal power industry over the past three years, with annual flows increasing last year from 2023, according to analysis by a group of nonprofits....
ASX-listed Australian Pacific Coal (AQC) has effectively relinquished control of its Dartbrook mine in New South Wales following administrator and receiver appointments amid a debt default to...
Blackouts in the US could double by 2030 amid an expected increase in power demand brought on by AI, according to a Trump administration report that blames the expected energy shortfall on the...
Unit 4 of the Medupi coal-fired power station was successfully returned to service at 20:29 on Sunday, July 6, adding 800 MW to the national grid, which is part of State-owned Eskom's strategic...
Shanghai Platinum Week kicked-off today in China where the silver-white transition metal with the symbol Pt and atomic number 78 has been declared strategic under the State Council’s New Energy...
(Virtual Showroom) The application of sensor technology to reduce the operational and standby power losses of traditional current and voltage transformers means that, over the lifetime of a typical...
Indonesia's nickel miners' association APNI on Friday urged the government to ensure mining quotas continue to be valid for three years to maintain a consistent business climate, rather than...
A coal mine on the western edge of the Mmamabula coalfield, southern Botswana.
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has confirmed that a request for information (RFI) will be launched in July to assess the potential for private sector participation (PSP) investments in the...
Polish state-controlled coal miner JSW renewed on Thursday its request for a 1.6-billion zloty ($443.6-million) refund of the "solidarity levy", a windfall tax on excess profits, as it faces...
In this opinion article, Dr Jonty Cogger and Paul Wani Lado, attorneys at the Centre for Environmental Rights, argue that the ‘gas cliff’ should not be used as a justification for building...
French uranium miner Orano said on Wednesday its majority-owned joint venture with Niger, SOMAIR, is on the verge of bankruptcy as a result of export restrictions imposed by Niger's military...
South Africa’s ferrous scrap metal resources may fail to meet domestic demand should either the export tax thereon or provisions of the Price Preference System (PPS) be relaxed, electric...
Indonesia plans to cut the duration of mining quotas back to one year from the current three years to improve governance in the sector and better control coal and ore supplies, Mining Minister...
The Energy Council of South Africa is strongly supportive of the goal of launching the initial phase of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM) in early 2026, arguing that the...
Nasdaq-listed Ramaco Resources said on Tuesday that a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) by Fluor had found its Brook mine project to be commercially and technologically feasible, with a...
South Africa has a huge opportunity “right now” to grow its mining sector so that mining is able to provide prosperity for the entire nation, Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane...
Indian State-owned miner NMDC on Tuesday said it is exploring acquisition opportunities for critical minerals in Africa, Australia and South America, as part of its global mineral diversification...
Coal used to make steel got a break in the latest version of President Donald Trump's tax bill, a subsidy that could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars over 10 years for a fuel that is mostly...
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JSE-listed Exxaro Resources has warned that its coal production, including buy-ins, and sales volumes for the first half of this year are projected to decline by 6% and 7% respectively, primarily...
The Australian government said on Monday it will consider creating a gas reservation on the country's east coast as part of a sweeping review of market rules to prevent supply shortages. The...
Australia cut its forecast earnings from commodity exports, as a meteoric rise in gold prices fails to offset weakness in iron-ore and natural gas. Total resource and energy export earnings fell...
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