by Gordon Barratt | Apr 26, 2022 | News
“The majority of our exportation is to Pakistan. Some traders export the coal from Pakistan to other countries,” said Ahmad Wali Haqmal, a spokesman for the Ministry of Finance. The price of coal has increased in the markets. The Afghanistan Chamber of Industry and...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 26, 2022 | News
China was responsible for more than half of the new coal power station capacity being built around the world last year, showing how much the country is propping up one of the worst drivers of climate change. Nearly 200 countries pledged a “phasing down” of coal...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 25, 2022 | News
Polymetal has decided to postpone several projects amid Western sanctions on Russia after the gold and silver miner reported a 4% year-on-year increase in first-quarter revenue to $616-million due to higher gold prices. The Western sanctions imposed on Moscow after it...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 25, 2022 | News
Four miners were killed after a tremor at a coal mine in southern Poland on Saturday and rescuers were still trying to reach six others trapped underground, the mine’s owner JSW said. “The doctor confirmed the death of two more miners… The tragic...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 25, 2022 | News
In Germany and Italy, coal-fired power plants that were once decommissioned are now being considered for a second life. In South Africa, more coal-laden ships are embarking on what’s typically a quiet route around the Cape of Good Hope toward Europe. Coal burning in...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 25, 2022 | News
UK Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove could approve the launch of the country’s first deep coal mine in three decades, reported the Telegraph citing sources in the UK Conservative Party. Located near Whitehaven, West Cumbria,...