Coal

Record global electricity demand last year was met entirely by low-carbon sources, resulting in fossil fuels generation being substituted rather than supplemented, the Energy Institute’s... 

US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued an emergency order to keep a coal-fired power unit in Colorado operational to ensure reliable electricity supply, the US Department of Energy said on... 

Mining contractors are increasingly adopting precision mechanical ripping technologies as South African opencast operations face growing pressure to reduce the environmental, social and operational... 

Productivity, automation, safety and sustainability initiatives are increasingly shaping investment decisions in South Africa’s earthmoving and surface mining equipment sector, says diesel engine... 

A motor grader range engineered and manufactured by South African heavy equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment received the Innovation for Surface Mining Award at the Mining Equipment Manufacturers... 

The mining industry is delivering a solid financial performance despite grappling with rising geopolitical pressures, energy transition demands and structural investment gaps. However, despite this... 

Logistics group Grindrod has highlighted that it expects an improvement in its overall performance in the second half of the year as weather-related disruptions ease and rail capacity recovers. CEO... 

India is increasing the use of domestic fuel to more than 50% at power plants designed to run on imported coal, as the world's second-largest thermal coal importer seeks to curb costly overseas... 

China's coal-fired power generation is set to rebound this year from its first fall in a decade, analysts said, due to the impact of El Nino and the Iran war and as renewable sources of energy have... 

India has swung to buying Russian crude oil and coal to bolster its energy supplies after flows were disrupted and prices rose during the Iran conflict. The world's third-largest oil importer is... 

Impressive renewable-energy advances were graphically displayed by coal major Exxaro during its Capital Day on Monday, June 22. The first was a wind turbine involving 600 m3 of concrete in a 25 m... 

Africa cannot afford fragmented voices any longer, South Africa’s mining and energy leading light Mike Teke pointed out in an address at the Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines, where he highlighted the need... 

Mozambique's new law requiring the State to have a 15% stake in all mining ventures could deter foreign investment, an industry executive said on Thursday. The southern African country is among the... 

Mongolia hopes to boost trade by more than a tenth this year with China, the biggest destination for its exports of coal and minerals, setting a target that will further boost economic dependence... 

Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Minister said on Thursday that the government is working to ensure that coal supplies to state power utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) remain stable... 

Orica, the world's top supplier of commercial explosives, said on Wednesday it is facing a string of challenges around the world that could affect demand for its services, including Ebola and a... 

US coal producer Peabody Energy has locked out workers at its United Wambo Washery in New South Wales for two weeks, Australia's Mining and Energy Union (MEU) said on Wednesday, escalating a pay... 

A deadly mining accident in China's biggest coal-producing region and mounting policy chaos around Indonesian exports are choking global supplies, which analysts and industry officials say could... 

Barring the effects of the Middle East conflict and high fuel costs, South Africa’s total mineral sales could reach R995.5-billion for this year, if the trend in mineral sales continues at its...