by Gordon Barratt | Feb 2, 2021 | News
In January 2021, Ukrainian mining enterprises produced 2,576,551 tonnes of coal, which is 106% of the production plan, the Coal Miners Union of Ukraine reported with a reference to the Energy Ministry. In Donetsk region, 1.104 million tonnes of coal were produced by...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 2, 2021 | News
General Electric has started up commercial operations at the Junliangcheng 661-MW combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Tianjin City, mainland China, it said February 1. The plant, replaces a coal-fired plant. Following the coal-to-gas transition, Junliangcheng plant...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 1, 2021 | News
Diversified miner Glencore International and Norwegian battery producer FREYR have signed a letter of intent for the supply of up to 3 700 t of high-purity cobalt metal cut cathodes produced at Glencore’s Norwegian operations, Nikkelverk. This ethically sourced cobalt...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 1, 2021 | News
Silver took center stage in the retail investor frenzy sweeping through markets, sending the precious metal to a five-month high and fueling a debate over the power of Reddit-inspired speculators to take on ever-bigger targets. The most-active silver futures on the...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 1, 2021 | News
Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2020 shows a thermal coal yard of Huanghua Port in Cangzhou City, north China’s Hebei Province. Huanghua Port, one of the key ports for thermal coal transportation in China, has stepped up its turnover rate since this December. A daily...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 1, 2021 | News
America has been here and done this before, with a spotty track record. Steel, timber, manufacturing. Market and political forces have reshaped — and in some cases, wreaked havoc on — local economies powered by a single industry. Now as the Biden administration...
