VW boss slams G7 leaders for not setting coal phase-out dateVolkswagen’s CEO, Herbert Diess, has taken aim at the Group of Seven (G7) for failing to set a firm date to phase out coal power, as well as production of diesel and gas cars.Cecilia Jamasmie | June 15, 2021 | 3:46 am
Tanzania to add gold to reserves, resume $3 billion iron projectThe government wants to raise the contribution of mining to…Bloomberg News | June 14, 2021 | 9:46 am
Canada to reject any future thermal coal mining projectsTrudeau has pledged that Canada will reduce its emissions by…Bloomberg News | June 11, 2021 | 10:31 am
UK goes a record 55 hours without coal as clean power expands Coal, which fueled the world’s biggest economies for more than a century, is increasingly losing out to renewables. Bloomberg News | April 19, 2018 | 11:03 am
Rare earths extracted from coal mining by-products Researchers at West Virginia University expect to start extracting, refining and taking to market rare earth elements in a couple of years. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 17, 2018 | 4:57 pm
South Africa’s Eskom says facing coal shortages at 7 power plants Eskom supplies around 95 percent of South Africa's electricity, predominantly by burning coal. Reuters | April 17, 2018 | 9:31 am
Senate confirms former coal lobbyist to be EPA’s number two Andrew Wheeler was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to be EPA’s deputy administrator by a vote of 53 to 45. Bloomberg News | April 13, 2018 | 11:07 am
Poor left out of mining profits as ‘resource curse’ hits Kenya There were cases of displacement of communities, workers subjected to unsafe conditions, as well as soil, water and air pollution. Reuters | April 12, 2018 | 2:03 pm
Coal dead? Peak oil demand? Five takes on fossil fuels’ future Mining mogul Bob Murray offered a passionate defense of coal, asserting that we’d all “die in the dark” without it. Bloomberg News | April 12, 2018 | 11:50 am
Coal mogul’s novel plan to save coal is to buy it: Gadfly Bob Murray, CEO of Murray Energy Corp., has a novel idea to save U.S. coal: buy the stuff himself. Bloomberg Opinion | April 12, 2018 | 9:48 am
Private capital flowing into mining on track for record year The second largest ever private equity fund focused on mining closed in the first quarter – 13 funds aim to raise a further $4.9 billion in 2018. Frik Els | April 9, 2018 | 4:43 pm
Qld coal, minerals exports propels Palaszczuk Government to trade target Queensland coal and mineral exports grew by $5.6 billion over the last 12 months. Queensland Resources Council | April 6, 2018 | 11:36 am