As the sun sank over a vast opencast coal mine in eastern Serbia earlier this month, a small crane eased the front half of a Roman ship from the steep sides of the pit.
An excavator cutting through the coal-rich soil had pulled out some muddy timber w…
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Diversified miner South32 has reported that an employee of a contract mining company, Modi Mining, died following an accident at subsidiary South Africa Energy Coal’s Ifalethu Colliery, on May 27. South32 on May 29 said the area where the incident occu…
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Five years after first ditching some coal companies, Nordic investors are turning their focus to bigger carbon emitters in a range of industries, paving the way for other funds to follow.
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, managed by Norges Bank Investm…
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Coal prices enjoyed a moderately volatile yet upbeat week, at least for API#4, although the RB1 discount widened a little. Rand strength also means that domestic prices are lower. The wider energy complex stabilised with oil prices moving higher, altho…
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A coal market only just rebounding from the lowest price in four years might now need to grapple with the prospect of China renewing its restrictions on Australian supplies.
Two influential coal industry publications within China have raised the spect…
Coal market faces fresh speculation China shunning Australia Read More »
In April, Longview Power filed for bankruptcy. The company’s main asset is its 700 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in West Virginia, which produces enough…
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The mechanised Uitkomst Colliery has successfully ramped-up production to the stipulated 50% labour capacity level since recommencing operations, MC Mining said on Monday. In a market update on the impact on the company of the Covid-19 pandemic, MC Min…
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Glencore group company Glencore Coal had, at the time of Mining Weekly going to press, distributed more than 1 250 food parcels worth over R658 000 to the communities of Mpumalanga, as part of its ongoing response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Last month, …
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The A$1-billion Olive Downs metallurgical coal mine being developed by Pembroke Resources in Queensland, has received approvals from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation…
Olive Down a step closer to development Read More »
The A$1-billion Olive Downs metallurgical coal mine being developed by Pembroke Resources in Queensland, has received approvals from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation…
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