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China to abolish access restrictions on foreign investment in energy sector

Country to fully lift access restrictions on foreign investment in coal, oil, gas, power generation and new energy businesses, according to white paper.

Reuters | December 21, 2020 | 1:08 pm

Traders at odds with China import ban keep coal cargoes in limbo

Worsening relations between Beijing and Canberra have stranded 74 vessels,…

Bloomberg News | December 21, 2020 | 11:24 am

Global copper output to grow over the next decade – report

Fitch Solutions forecasts global copper mine production to increase by…

MINING.com Editor | December 21, 2020 | 10:05 am

Copper price powers on – “tell-tale signs of supercycle”

Copper prices jumps to highest since February 2013 on hopes…

MINING.com Editor | December 18, 2020 | 11:51 am

Iron ore price leaps to highest since 2011

Iron ore prices surged again Friday amid trading spikes Chinese…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 18, 2020 | 11:04 am

The platinum supply shock

Even investors who typically eschew precious metals have been hard-pressed to ignore the platinum industry this year.

Peter Schiff - Euro Pacific Precious Metals | June 5, 2014 | 2:45 pm

Halved since 2011, EPA rules to push coal price down another 20%

EPA's radical new rules make building new coal-fired power plants unfeasible while 15% of existing capacity will be shut down within two years, reducing demand.

Frik Els | June 4, 2014 | 8:09 pm

IEA: Coal mining needs $735 billion investment through 2035

With a further $300 billion in coal transportation infrastructure to meet global demand over the next 20 years.

Frik Els | June 3, 2014 | 8:55 pm

Obama unveils historical attempt to curb coal power plants emissions

The controversial regulation, which some lawmakers already are trying to block, is one of the most sweeping efforts to tackle global warming by this or any other administration.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 2, 2014 | 11:59 pm