Teck and Norden team up to reduce carbon emissions

US coal companies are required by law to clean up their old mines, but a common practice of transferring those mines to smaller operators has left many polluted sites unreclaimed throughout coal country.

The Japan-based firm is in talks with several entities interested in acquiring its 85% stake in the Ensham mine in Queensland.

Coal usage looks likely to increase by 1.2% in 2022, surpassing 8 billion tons in a single year for the first time.

The country's gold production in 2022 is forecast at 1.56 million troy ounces.

The state-owned Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi JSC owns a large chunk of a sprawling 6-billion tonne coking coal deposit near the Chinese border.

Vietnam’s package would be the third in a series of blockbuster deals to help coal-reliant middle-income countries.

Copper represents less than a fifth of the company's sales.

The company shares have climbed 25% since April.

Mining companies are concerned about the central goal of the COP15 talks - to set aside 30% of Earth's land and ocean areas for conservation by 2030.