LNG is often pitched as a transition fuel that can help countries reduce coal usage amid the switch to renewable energy. However, evidence from China, the world’s largest coal consumer, shows that LNG is unlikely to materially displace coal-fired power generation,...
Weak global manufacturing has hit aluminium prices, but the impact is likely to be short-lived as the physical market is tight, including in top consumer China. A deficit in top producer China – expected to produce 42.5-million metric tons,...
With the global energy transition driving increased demand for key metals such as copper and cobalt, Zijin Mining Group expects copper demand to grow to 7.2-million tonnes a year in 2030. During a keynote address on the first day of this year’s London Indaba,...
Anglo American is training its dozer operators in remote control technology at the Capcoal coal Complex in Queensland. The operation is trialling a remote-controlled stockpile dozer ahead of plans to retro-fit the entire fleet in a bid to improve operator safety. Coal...
BHP executives are confident the company is on track to deliver its 2030 decarbonisation target, with its next goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 locked in. The Big Australian plans to slash emissions by 30 per cent by the end of the decade. “To be successful,...
The owner of a majority stake in Sydney-listed metallurgical coal producer Coronado Global Resources terminated its sale to Czech tycoon Pavel Tykac’s Sev.en Global Investments. The Energy and Minerals Group said on Tuesday it wouldn’t proceed with the sale of its 51%...
