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Canada to ban thermal coal exports by 2030

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has also committed to impose a hard cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 2, 2021 | 3:51 am

Argentina, Fortescue unveil $8.4bn green hydrogen investment plan

Fortescue is looking at developing the project in the province…

Reuters | November 1, 2021 | 2:30 pm

COP26 will be a colossal mining cop-out

New report lays out how the green energy transition “starts…

Frik Els | October 28, 2021 | 3:18 pm

Case for ‘sticky’ inflation strengthens, as energy crisis intensifies

The US Federal Reserve’s official line is that inflation is…

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | October 28, 2021 | 2:18 pm

Sibanye-Stillwater CEO outlines strategy on green energy metals

"Core to our strategy is embedding ESG excellence as the…

Northern Miner Staff | October 28, 2021 | 12:07 pm

Gold mining the least polluting in the metals sector — WGC

It depends on how you measure it.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2018 | 11:10 am

US steel users challenge Trump’s authority to impose tariffs in court

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday the American Institute for International Steel and two of its member companies argue that the US president’s tariffs on steel and aluminum imports are unconstitutional.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2018 | 7:05 am

The quest to find a trillion-dollar nuclear fuel on the moon

India's equivalent of NASA will launch a rover in October to explore virgin territory on the lunar surface and determine the potential for mining a source of waste-free nuclear energy that could be worth trillions of dollars.

Bloomberg News | June 27, 2018 | 5:21 am

Class action to be launched over casuals in Australia’s coal mining

BHP says it has not received any formal communication regarding the legal actions.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 24, 2018 | 1:44 pm

Germans rally against the country’s reliance on coal

According to WWF, Germany's CO2 emissions have not dropped for nine years.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 24, 2018 | 12:28 pm

Resurgent coal exporters should be wary of blinkered optimism: Russell

Coal miners supplying Asia's rapidly growing economies have plenty to be optimistic about as prices and demand appear robust, but they should be wary.

Reuters | June 22, 2018 | 10:55 am

South Africa coal terminal boosts productivity with $98m upgrade

South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal has boosted productivity after a 1.34 billion rand ($98 million) machinery upgrade, the firm said on Thursday.

Reuters | June 21, 2018 | 2:39 pm