January 3, 2024

Top India court clears Adani from more probes in Hindenburg saga

India’s Supreme Court ordered the country’s markets regulator to conclude its investigation into the Adani Group.

January 2, 2024

China restores coal tariffs in threat to Russian exporters

Russia’s monthly coal sales to China have declined since peaking at more than 10 million tons in June.

December 28, 2023

Mexico finds first remains of coal miners lost in 2022 accident

Mexican authorities have located the remains of two of the 10 coal miners trapped and killed at the El Pinabete mine in August 2022.

December 28, 2023

Japan’s JFE takes new tack to tame volatile coking coal prices

Japan's No.2 steelmaker plans to buy more coking coal from the spot market to boost activity and make prices more transparent.

December 27, 2023

The biggest global mining news of 2023

A tumultuous year for the global mining industry: collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, gold’s new record and state intervention in mining on a scale not seen in decades.

December 27, 2023

Replacing coal with biofuels in lime kilns not as ‘green’ as previously thought

The different properties of biofuels pose serious challenges to the idea of reducing CO2 emissions from lime kilns, new research has found.

December 26, 2023

China issues rebuke over coal deaths, adds mines to favored list

China’s regulator on Monday rebuked officials for two recent disasters at coal mines in Heilongjiang province that killed 23 people.

December 22, 2023

Germany to keep some coal units in service longer than expected

Germany's energy regulator determined that “systematically relevant” coal plants need to be available as backup power sources in the event of an emergency.

December 22, 2023

Sumitomo names Ueno as next CEO, promising reform

Shingo Ueno, 64, has played a pivotal role in leading Sumitomo's metals, resources and chemicals businesses.

December 20, 2023

Coal financing is still booming—led by China

The amount of bank financing going to mining coal remains at surprisingly high levels.