Asia’s coal mining revival doesn’t mean the energy crisis is over
Mining News Pro - A crunch on coal production from key hubs in China and India is beginning to ease, but that won’t be enough to halt Asia’s energy crisis.
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Rio Tinto cuts 2021 iron ore shipments forecast on labour squeeze
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto Group on Friday reduced its 2021 iron ore shipments forecast, as a tighter labour market in Western Australia delayed the completion of a new greenfield mine at Gudai-Darri.
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Mantashe opposes coal ban for climate aid
Mining News Pro - Rich nations shouldn’t force South Africa to ban new coal-power projects and impose other conditions as a requirement for funding to help reduce its environmental footprint, the country’s energy minister said.
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US coal use is rebounding under Biden like it never did with Trump
Mining News Pro - Donald Trump vowed to revive the coal industry, but it’s President Joe Biden who’s seeing a big comeback of the dirtiest fossil fuel.
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Fortescue grabs 60% of Dutch energy tech firm
Mining News Pro - Fortescue Metals Group’s green energy arm has bought a 60% stake in Dutch renewable firm High yield Energy Technologies (HyET), as part of the iron ore major’s plan to supply 15 million tonnes of green hydrogen globally by 2030.
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The world needs Simandou iron ore
Mining News Pro - The world needs Guinea’s massive Simandou iron ore deposit to be developed, Rio Tinto’s chief executive said on Thursday, despite uncertainty in Guinea after last month’s coup.
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Coal industry is getting ample funding to pile into new plants
Mining News Pro - The coal industry is still getting enough funding to enable significant investments in the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel, according to a report from German campaign group Urgewald.
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Eskom is now world’s biggest sulphur dioxide emitter
Mining News Pro - Eskom Holdings, South Africa’s coal-reliant power utility, has become the world’s biggest emitter of sulphur dioxide, a pollutant linked to ailments ranging from asthma to heart attacks, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) said.
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Brazil prosecutors seek $457 million from Vale, Samarco, BHP for dam disaster
Mining News Pro - State prosecutors in the state of Minas Gerais have filed a lawsuit seeking 2.5 billion reais ($457 million) from miners Vale, Samarco and BHP related to a tailings dam disaster in 2015, according to a statement on Tuesday.
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Fortescue Metals to eliminate scope 3 emissions by 2040
Mining News Pro - Fortescue Metals Group, the world’s fourth largest iron ore producer, became on Tuesday the first major miner to commit to achieving net zero scope 3 emissions, those produced by its customers including steel makers, by 2040.
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Solar hybrid system at Fekola mine exceeding expectations
Mining News Pro - ollowing the commissioning of the world’s largest off-grid solar-battery hybrid system for the mining industry, at the Fekola gold mine, in Mali, expectations to reduce the mine’s heavy fuel oil consumption by over 13-million litres a year and to lower carbon dioxide emissions by an estimated 39 000 t/y have already been exceeded.
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Coal surges to record as global scramble for energy accelerates
Mining News Pro - Coal prices soared to their highest on record as China accelerated a global struggle for resources that has brought the dirtiest fossil fuel roaring back.
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China orders top energy firms to secure supplies at all cost
Mining News Pro - China’s central government officials ordered the country’s top state-owned energy companies — from coal to electricity and oil — to secure supplies for this winter at all costs, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Saldanha Iron Ore Terminal shuts for ten-day maintenance
Mining News Pro - Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has announced that the Saldanha Iron Ore Terminal’s ten-day planned maintenance shutdown started on September 28.
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An obscure Chinese mining law is hobbling global energy security
Mining News Pro - China’s current energy crisis can be traced back in part to a legal amendment targeting miners that garnered little notice when it went into effect in March.
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Forces combine to study CCUS opportunities in the NT
Mining News Pro - The Northern Territory government has joined forces with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and a number of oil and gas companies to develop a path towards rapid emissions reduction across the energy sector in Northern Australia.
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South Africa miners back gradual move away from coal-fired power
Mining News Pro - South Africa’s mining industry has given its backing to moving the continent’s most developed economy away from coal but said it must be done gradually and responsibly.
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China pledges to stop financing international coal projects
Mining News Pro - As China pledges to stop financing international coal projects, local coal producers have met to try and resolve the ongoing domestic coal shortage, as the winter peak generation season approaches.
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China goes after low-hanging coal fruit, the real challenge is at home
Mining News Pro - President Xi Jinping’s promise to end China’s financing of overseas coal-fired power plants was broadly welcomed by environmentalists, but the move should be seen as a first step rather than a major effort to mitigate climate change.
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Bowen Rail on track for Bravus coal delivery
Mining News Pro - Bowen Rail Company has taken a step closer to transporting its first coal for Bravus Mining and Resources’ Carmichael coal mine in north Queensland with the arrival of its state-of-the-art locomotives.
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Iron ore price back above $100 after Evergrande debt deal
Mining News Pro - Iron ore price jumped on Wednesday after China Evergrande Group said it reached an agreement with yuan bondholders on an interest payment.
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China vows to end funding for overseas coal power plants
Mining News Pro - China’s president Xi Jinping has pledged to stop backing new coal power plants overseas in a move that would cut off a key source of financing for projects involving the fossil fuel.
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Fortescue restructures for future in greener resources
Mining News Pro - Fortescue Metals Group has restructured its executive team with four appointments expanding its capacity from purely iron ore into green renewables and resources.
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Fair Work Commission confirms coal worker pay rise
Mining News Pro - The Fair Work Commission has reviewed the Black Coal Mining Industry Award to find the workforce will be receiving a pay rise, subject to final approvals.
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Sino Iron operations resume following incident
Mining News Pro - Operations at CITIC Pacific’s Sino Iron mine in Western Australia have recommenced following suspension on Friday due to an incident involving a 52-year-old maintenance worker.
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