by Gordon Barratt | Aug 20, 2020 | News
A coal mine in the northern province of Quang Ninh. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam’s coal imports have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistics of the General Department of Viet Nam Customs showed the country imported 4.4 million tonnes last month. The price...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 19, 2020 | News
Photo by Bloomberg Eskom Holdings, South Africa’s monopoly power utility, shuffled some senior managers weeks after missing its own target for restricting power outages. Bheki Nxumalo has moved from his position as head of generation to the post of a group executive...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 19, 2020 | News
The Kennecott mine. Image: Copyright © 2018 Rio Tinto. Rio Tinto has experienced a delay to the restart of its smelter at the Kennecott copper-gold-silver mine in the United States. The mining giant has attributed this to unexpected issues that appeared while...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 19, 2020 | News
Australian Mines has become the first mineral resources company to be certified as a carbon neutral organisation under the Australian Government’s Climate Active program. Climate Active is Australia’s most rigorous and credible carbon neutral certification, meaning...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 19, 2020 | News
U.S. coal producers are already in a tough spot, but the hints power generators dropped on second-quarter earnings calls suggest they may soon be announcing plans to retire even more of the nation’s aging coal fleet. Demand for coal has been decimated by the COVID-19...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 19, 2020 | News
The head of mining giant BHP has laid out plans for a reshaping of its global operations by seeking to quit thermal coal mining, offload some coking coal mines and reduce its stake in oil and gas. Repositioning the company for a lower-carbon future, BHP chief...
