More than 100 coal mines in China halt operations for centennial

Ongoing concerns that looming steel production cuts in China on environmental grounds will sap steel mill demand continue to weigh on prices.

Of all the new coal generation expected to go online over the next decade, Chinese companies will build nearly half of it.

Freeport agreed in August to divest a 51% stake in Grasberg to local interests in return for full operational control until 2041 plus fiscal and legal guarantees, but a final deal has still to be reached.

The ban took effect from Sunday and restricts most companies and individuals from selling, transporting or burning coal in the urban area of Taiyuan.

Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) are fairly unique in the battery world.

Overall, September iron ore shipments from the world's biggest export terminal for the steelmaking raw material increased to 43.4 million tonnes from 42.8 million in August.

Roy Cimatu, who replaced ousted ecologist Regina Lopez in May, has said he would review evidence brought forward by mining companies and communities before deciding whether to keep, modify, or reverse his predecessor's measures.

US Global Investors uses quantamentals in their gold investing process, combining old-fashioned, bottom-up stock picking with big data and machine learning.

A global energy transition is underway, with lithium-ion as one of the leading energy storage technologies for both handheld technology and electric cars.