Coal financing is still booming—led by ChinaThe amount of bank financing going to mining coal remains at surprisingly high levels.Bloomberg News | December 20, 2023 | 8:18 am
Screen-printed, paper-based electrodes key to detecting heavy metals in humans, the environmentMiniaturized electrochemical sensors prove effective in detecting toxic heavy metals…Staff Writer | December 20, 2023 | 6:06 am
Unknown suspects attack Glencore’s railway infrastructure in ColombiaThe railway infrastructure used by Glencore’s Cerrejón coal mine in…Staff Writer | December 17, 2023 | 10:34 am
Phasing out fossil fuels hasn’t worked. Europe has a new idea for COP28 Last year’s defeat for the EU and its allies on emissions cuts at COP27 has now set up what will be one of the hardest fights ahead of COP28. Bloomberg News | May 8, 2023 | 8:07 am
Coal India profit drops after wage cost provisions jump 12-fold Coal India reported a 17% decline in profits following a 12-times surge in provisioning for higher staff wages. Bloomberg News | May 7, 2023 | 10:57 am
Vedanta Resources repays $800 million loans to StanChart Vedanta Resources said it has repaid $800 million worth of loans, another move that could assuage concerns about its liquidity. Bloomberg News | May 6, 2023 | 12:50 pm
Investors irked by Glencore’s stance on thermal coal AGM vote Glencore asks shareholders to reject resolution demanding more transparency on the miner's thermal coal plans. Reuters | May 5, 2023 | 4:41 am
Teck chooses greener rail transportation for steelmaking coal Teck and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad have signed a long-term agreement. Staff Writer | May 4, 2023 | 11:01 am
Barrick CEO Bristow rails against Ottawa’s interference in Canadian mining industry Barrick CEO Mark Bristow is refusing to shut the door on accepting new investment from state-controlled Chinese companies, and questioned the move by Canada and the US to clamp down on such investment. Niall McGee – The Globe & Mail | May 3, 2023 | 5:49 pm
Australian thermal coal mine aims for Q4 restart on supply deal The Dartbrook joint venture is currently finalizing funding arrangements to meet future restart capex and working capital needs. Reuters | May 1, 2023 | 11:50 am
Column: Soft China PMI likely to flow through to uneven commodity demand The surprise contraction in China's manufacturing index in April underlines the uneven nature of the recovery in the world's second-biggest economy. Reuters | May 1, 2023 | 7:52 am
Three-quarters of small earthquakes in South Korea related to mining explosions – study Out of 182,000 small seismic events that took place in seven years in South Korea, 135,000 were related to mining explosions. Staff Writer | April 30, 2023 | 7:34 am