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Top 50 mining companies in 2022: coal, lithium win big, China investors lose out

Commodity prices are always volatile, but in 2022 metal and mining markets reached new levels of turbulence, as the pandemic played out in China and the Ukraine war upended global energy.

Frik Els | January 9, 2023 | 11:16 am

Eskom CEO de Ruyter survives alleged poisoning attempt

The incident reportedly happened on December 13, a day before…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2023 | 8:39 am

India asks utilities to import 6% of their coal for nine months

Coal accounts for more than 70% of India's power generation,…

Reuters | January 9, 2023 | 5:39 am

Activists fighting coal mine expansion in Germany in standoff with police

Activists gathered in Lützerath as the mid-January deadline for demolishing…

Staff Writer | January 8, 2023 | 12:15 pm

Scientists one step closer to turning coal into graphite

A team at Ohio University carried out a series of…

Staff Writer | January 8, 2023 | 7:49 am

Teck Resources’ QB2 to cost up to $500m more than planned

It estimates the covid-19 pandemic will impact the expansion project's cost by $900 to $1.1 billion, up from the $600 million anticipated.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 28, 2022 | 7:55 am

Teck chooses Caterpillar to decarbonize haulage fleet

Teck's goal is to reduce the carbon intensity of its operations by 33% by 2030 and be a carbon-neutral operator by 2050.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 27, 2022 | 10:23 am

Indonesia to allow only compliant firms to restart coal exports when ban ends

171 miners so far cleared to restart exports.

Reuters | January 27, 2022 | 7:53 am

Europe forced to rely on expensive, dirty coal to keep lights on

The fossil fuel plays a vital role in helping to keep the lights on in Europe this winter even as prices are jumping and lawmakers are doing their best to kill off one of the dirtiest power-plant fuels.

Bloomberg News | January 26, 2022 | 3:34 am