Anglo exits coal in $3.9B Dhilmar sale
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has agreed to sell its Australian steelmaking coal business to privately held Dhilmar for as much as $3.875 billion (C$5.3 billion), completing its exit from the…
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Colombia pushes Glencore on Cerrejón closure plans
Colombia is pressing Glencore (LSE: GLEN) to begin planning now for a post-coal future at its Cerrejón mine, setting up a high-stakes debate over whether one of the world’s largest…
Podcast: Thermal coal back in spotlight amid oil supply concerns, ft Bloomberg Intelligence’s Alon Olsha
This week’s episode features Alon Olsha, Senior Analyst for Metals & Mining at Bloomberg Intelligence, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about recent developments in the thermal coal market. Olsha…
BC miners wary of First Nation court rulings
British Columbia’s mining industry says the province is gaining momentum on major projects, but warned that regulatory uncertainty linked to Indigenous rights court rulings and rising costs could jeopardize future…
Colombia coal mine explosion kills 9 workers
A coal mine explosion in Colombia’s central Cundinamarca province killed nine workers, only weeks after regulators sounded the alarm about gas risks at the site. The blast occurred at the…
Ottawa’s $6B skills push pits miners vs builders
Ottawa’s $6-billion (US$4.4-billion) push into skilled trades aims to ease a looming labour crunch, but it’s uncertain how much of the spending will reach mining – an industry already scrambling…
Lundin faces investor push on emissions strategy
Lundin Mining‘s (TSX: LUN) shareholders will vote May 7 on a proposal urging the miner to disclose a full emissions reduction strategy, as investor pressure builds for Canadian companies to match…
Opinion: Can Kyrgyzstan’s mining reset work?
As 2025 ebbed away, a high-level government delegation from Kyrgyzstan met with mining investors in a non-descript meeting room in London to discuss a delicate new initiative: a reset between…
Anglo American draws three bidders for coal sale
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) is said to have at least three potential buyers for its Australian steelmaking coal business after a $3.8-billion sale to Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) collapsed following…
M&A: $2.4B Aus coal deal sees Yancoal buy Kestrel mine
Yancoal expands in Queensland with Kestrel buy, boosting scale and premium metallurgical coal output.
War-driven LNG squeeze revives thermal coal: analyst
Thermal coal could climb 46% per tonne if the Iran War disrupts liquefied natural gas producers for another month or two, reopening a profit window for major Australian coal miners. The…
Nevada tops Fraser survey as Ontario, Saskatchewan rise
Nevada has dislodged Finland as the best jurisdiction for mining investment globally while two Canadian provinces – Ontario and Saskatchewan – have climbed into the top three, a new survey…