Coal will continue to play a significant role in electricity generation for the country, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has said. The minister on Friday briefed media on the recently gazetted Integrated Resources Plan 2019.
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Federal Resources Minister Matt Canavan has welcomed the opening of Indian major Adani Mining’s new business centre in Rockhampton, which will support the recruitment and contracting for its Carmichael coal project. Adani on Friday also announced a A$1…
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Dan Clifford has tendered his resignation as MD of coal miner Stanmore Coal, with the company on Friday announcing the appointment of Jon Romcke as interim CEO.
Clifford has been MD of Stanmore for some three years, having joined the company shortly …
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BHP shareholders are poised to reject a motion urging the world’s biggest listed miner to suspend membership of some industry bodies judged to be at odds with goals to tackle climate change, initial voting in London suggested on Thursday.
Ethical inve…
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The clearest sign yet that America’s Coal County is headed for widespread job cuts: The amount of coal being produced per US miner is at the lowest level in eight years.
Productivity has slid 11% this year alone. The last time it was this low was in 2…
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Coal miner Stanmore Coal has reported record coking coal sales during the quarter ended September.
The ASX-listed miner on Thursday reported that run-of-mine production for the quarter had declined by 19% on the previous quarter, to 704 000 t, while s…
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India’s ongoing auction of 27 coal blocks with end-use restrictions has evoked a tepid response from prospective developers with 45 bids received for the assets on offer, prompting the Coal Ministry to further tweak auction rules. According to informat…
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Germany’s biggest power generator will resist pressure from some environmental groups and shareholders for a rapid shutdown of its coal-fired plants much before the country’s deadline to do so by 2038.
RWE, which owns six facilities using the dirtiest…
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Daphney Mashile-Nkosi has resigned as nonexecutive director of JSE-listed Exxaro Resources, effective October 11. In a statement on Monday, the board expressed its appreciation for her dedication, service and contribution during her tenure.
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A series of letters from state energy regulators asking the Trump administration to act on coal plant closures was orchestrated by a coal lobbying group, emails show, raising questions about the independence of the public service commissioners.
Utilit…
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