Coal expansion helps lure insurers back to Whitehaven

The development follows Sydney-based Whitehaven’s $3.2 billion purchase of coking-coal operations from BHP Group.

Bloomberg News | October 10, 2024 | 9:03 am

China’s top miner to spend $24 billion on coal-to-oil project

The facility in Hami city is just the latest in a series of coal-to-oil developments greenlit in recent years in the mining hubs of Xinjiang, Shaanxi, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia.

Bloomberg News | October 10, 2024 | 2:23 am

Project dearth slows South Africa’s $9.3 billion coal exit plan

Political infighting, labor-union opposition and delays to planned closures of coal-fired power plants have all helped slow implementation.

Bloomberg News | October 9, 2024 | 10:19 am

GreenX Metals awarded $325 million in dispute with Poland over coal project

The company launched international arbitration proceedings in 2020, arguing Warsaw breached bilateral treaties by blocking its investment in two coal mines.

Staff Writer | October 8, 2024 | 4:42 pm

Princeton University rekindles ties to fossil fuels

Faculty can now accept research funding from coal, gas, and oil companies for projects focused on reducing carbon emissions.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 8, 2024 | 4:10 am

The top 50 biggest mining companies in the world

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.

MINING.com Editor | October 5, 2024 | 2:59 am