BHP will run down the life of the Mount Arthur thermal coal mine in New South Wales, Australia over the next eight years after failing to secure a buyer for the fossil fuel producing project. The decision to wind down the Hunter Valley-based asset and close...
ASX-listed Montem Resources has announced it is working on plans to transition its proposed Tent Mountain coal project in Alberta’s Crowsnest Pass region to a sprawling renewable energy complex. The exploration and development company has a keen focus on Canadian steelmaking coal but intends to diversify...
South Africa’s main industry body for the mining sector has made a statement supporting the country’s transition away from coal-fired power via a gradual and responsible process. In a presentation to South Africa’s Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission late last week, Minerals Council South Africa said...
The UN’s Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Climate Action Selwin Hart has called for Australia to abandon its coal mining business and to increase its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target. During a speech recorded for an Australian National University leadership forum, Hart said wealthy...
A large proportion of the South African mining industry will grind to a halt today as the country enters a 21-day lockdown to limit the spread of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe announced yesterday that mining operations are to be ‘scaled down...
Australia’s main heavy industries trade union has called for a temporary stoppage of production at all Queensland mines after a fourth fatality in just six months occurred at a mine site on Sunday. A 27-year old man suffered fatal head injuries at the Baralaba North coal...
The Trump administration has unveiled plans to reverse Obama-era carbon emissions regulations that restricted new coal plants, despite government data revealing that coal use in the US is at its lowest level in decades. A new proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would replace an...
Glencore (LSE:GLEN) will purchase Rio Tinto’s (ASX:RIO) Hail Creek coal mine in Queensland for US$1.7 billion, in a deal which highlights a divergence in attitudes to the coal industry between Glencore and its rivals. The deal will see Rio transfer its 82% interest in Hail Creek...