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China’s Shanxi Province Launches Crackdown on Illegal Coal Mines

March 17, 2017

China’s Shanxi province has launched a new campaign against illegal coal mining, according to a document seen by Reuters on Tuesday (14/03), as one of China’s top producing regions seeks to get tough on cutting overcapacity. Shanxi province accounts for

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Two Main Bidders for Anglo American’s South African Coal Mines to Consider Listings

March 17, 2017

Phembani Group, founded by MTN Group Ltd. Chairman Phuthuma Nhleko, and Masimong Minerals (Pty) Ltd. are seen as the leading bidders to purchase the mines that produce coal for the local market, with offers ranging from 2 billion rand ($152

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Seventeen Fatalities at Longmay Mining’s Dongrong Second Mine in Mining Cage Fall, China

March 17, 2017

Seventeen Chinese coal miners were killed when a lift used to move workers fell down a shaft, state media reported, the latest deadly mishap in the country’s accident-prone coal-mining industry. The accident occurred Thursday when a cable supporting a mining

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Trevali to Acquire Glencore’s Stake in Rosh Pinah Mine for $400 Million, Namibia

March 16, 2017

Glencore plc has entered into a definitive agreement with Trevali Mining Corporation, whereby Trevali will purchase Glencore’s 80 percent interest in the Rosh Pinah mine in Namibia and 90 percent interest in the Perkoa mine in Burkina Faso. The aggregate

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GE’s Global Powering Efficiency Center of Excellence to Help Lower Coal Plant Emissions, Switzerland

March 16, 2017

GE’s new global Powering Efficiency Center of Excellence (COE) will bring together cross-business experts in its energy businesses to apply a total plant hardware and software solution approach to boost the efficiency of the world’s new and existing coal-fired power

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UK Taxpayers Lost $574 Million in Green Energy Scandal

March 15, 2017

The U.K. wasted $574 million in 2015 subsidizing burning wood pellets for power, marking the country’s fourth major green energy scandal this year. Now a new government assessment finds that the mandated shift from coal power to wood pellets ignored

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Adani Applies to Australian Government Fund for Coal Mine Railway Financing for Carmichael Mine

March 15, 2017

India’s Adani Enterprises has applied for financing from an Australian infrastructure fund to build a rail line that is part of a $16 billion coal project in the state of Queensland, Australia’s resources minister said on Monday. Financing from the

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World Leaders Conspire to Keep Trump in Paris Climate Agreement

March 15, 2017

This group is pushing a plan to weaken Obama’s climate pledge that could include subsidies to energy companies that use carbon capture and storage technology to capture emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. White House chief strategist Steve

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Hunt Mining Delivers First Shipment of Concentrate from Martha Gold-Silver Mine, Argentina

March 14, 2017

Hunt Mining Corp. has made its first shipment of concentrate from production activities at the Martha Mine Project. Hunt entered into an offtake agreement with Ocean Partners USA Inc. on December 16, 2016 for the delivery of Gold-Silver concentrate from

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Alacer Reaches Milestone for Çöpler Sulfide Expansion Project With Arrival of Autoclaves, Turkey

March 14, 2017

The arrival of both autoclaves to the Çöpler Mine were ahead of schedule. The autoclaves were manufactured at Carpenteria Corsi in Italy and transported to the Samsun Port in Northern, Turkey. Each autoclave was then transported separately to Çöpler in

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