Energy Top Stories

China coal hub approves mega-mine that can produce for 97 years

The Baijiahaizi mine, in the key Chinese coal mining hub of Ordos, can produce 15 million tonnes of coal a year.

Bloomberg News | April 7, 2022 | 5:24 am

EU countries hunt for global coal stocks as Russian ban looms

EU envoys are set to approve on Thursday a ban…

Reuters | April 7, 2022 | 5:13 am

British Columbia project would be only Indigenous-owned LNG export facility in the world

$2.4bn liquefied natural gas plant in Kitimat now making its…

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | April 6, 2022 | 2:22 pm

220-year chart shows “no evidence” green energy transition is underway

It took 70 years for oil and gas to take…

Frik Els | April 6, 2022 | 2:13 pm

Greece to ramp up coal mining to help cut reliance on gas

Greece, which covers about 40% of its annual needs with…

Reuters | April 6, 2022 | 4:19 am

One of Canada’s newest coal mines is piling up safety warnings

Kameron Coal’s Donkin mine has received four orders and six warnings from provincial authorities since limited production restarted on Jan. 25, following a roof cave-in last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2019 | 4:36 am

Taxes and royalties paid by Australian miners equivalent to Federal Government education spending

Aussie miners paid A$30.6 billion in company tax and royalties in 2017-18.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 19, 2019 | 7:02 am

Chinese go-slow on Australian coal imports may be starting to show

Chinese coal traders are reported to have cut back on buying from Australia after the length of time taken by customs to clear cargoes reportedly doubled.

Reuters | March 18, 2019 | 9:12 am

Rio Tinto rejects push by activist shareholders to reveal emission targets

Miner has hit back at a push to make it more accountable for carbon emissions produced by its customers, including Chinese steel makers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 18, 2019 | 3:52 am

The coal miner who bet everything on U.S. power markets and lost

Eleven years ago, Cloud Peak Energy Inc. made an all-or-nothing bet its rivals were unwilling to match: that coal would remain indispensable to the U.S. power sector.

Bloomberg News | March 17, 2019 | 11:21 am

Polish Audit Office blasts KGHM acquisition of Chilean copper mine

The body, which looks into the way the Polish state operates and how it spends public funds, says the company has spent more than $5.2B in three years on the underperforming Sierra Gorda mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 15, 2019 | 3:05 am

South Africa’s Exxaro Resources FY earnings jump on higher coal prices

Exxaro's coal export volumes surged to a record 8 million tonnes. Revenue jumped 12% to 25.491 billion rand compared with 22.813 billion rand the previous year.

Reuters | March 14, 2019 | 9:34 am