Coal

Eskom Holdings CEO Dan Marokane says the State-owned utility will outline its proposed approach in September in relation to the decommissioning of coal-fired power stations beyond 2030. Eskom has... 

Despite South African mining ending up tenth in a ten-country global benchmarking exercise, two-thirds of the respondents who participated in a survey appear to be more intent on just doing the... 

The results of a study on the modernisation of South African mining indicate that there is considerable room to increase innovation participation and intensity across the firms surveyed. The... 

A freeze on Rio Tinto approaching Glencore for a takeover expires this week, but people who have been briefed by top executives don't expect any fresh tie-up talks for now as CEO Simon Trott... 

Anglo American said on Thursday its first-half loss more than halved, raised its dividend and reported further progress on its sweeping restructuring and proposed merger with Teck Resources. The... 

China, the world's largest coal consumer, generated less than 50% of its electricity from the fossil fuel in the six months to June, marking a first for the country which has been promoting the use... 

This week: Optimum back from the dead with historic dragline returned to production; AI’s efficiencies keeping even lower quality operations going longer and, Industry leaders, researchers, govt... 

India's top power producer, NTPC, plans to invest about 17-trillion rupees ($177.62-billion) through fiscal 2037, aiming to nearly double its generation portfolio by 2032 en route to almost... 

Given South Africa’s unique topography and commodity-heavy economic profile, local partnerships are critical. The terrain, and the country’s need to transport high volumes of iron-ore and coal,... 

Eskom Holdings CEO Dan Marokane says the State-owned utility will outline its proposed approach in September in relation to the decommissioning of coal-fired power stations beyond 2030. Eskom has... 

Mining and metals advocacy group the ICMM warns that water availability could, in many regions, act as a constraint on the development of new mines and related facilities, particularly for the... 

JSE-listed energy and chemicals group Sasol reported that its Secunda Operations, in Mpumalanga, achieved its highest annual production in the past five years during the 2026 financial year to June... 

China is building more large-scale wind and solar than the rest of the world combined, but inadequate transmission links and a continued reliance on coal-fired power are limiting its use, according... 

India's coal-fired power plants have sufficient coal stocks to run for about two weeks at higher operating rates, easing concerns about fuel shortages amid rising electricity demand and... 

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... 

Minerals Council South Africa economist André Lourens notes that the country's mining output contracted the first time in five months in May, which "proved particularly challenging on two fronts".... 

International business district that drives the flow of global trade through Dubai, DMCC, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Botswana Stock Exchange Group (BSE), operator of... 

China imported 42.78-million tons of coal in June, customs data showed on Tuesday, up 29% from a year earlier as a mine accident in late May tightened domestic supply and led to higher imports.... 

Vietnam is considering developing more coal-fired capacity to meet its power needs as the US-Iran war constrains supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG). “Recent conflicts in the Middle East have...