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Anglo American to sell Australian steelmaking coal mines for £2.9bn
Anglo American has agreed to sell its Australian steelmaking coal mines in a deal worth up to 3.88 billion US dollars (£2.9 billion). The FTSE 100 mining giant said it will sell the operations to fellow UK-based miner Dhilmar. It comes amid…
Indonesian billions are cleaning up in Australia's 'dirty' coal
Steel making coal is not the dirty word in capital markets it was a few years ago, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the major miners' portfolios. The miners still can't get out of steel making coal quickly enough. They don't care that coal is…
China Burns More Fossil Fuels for Power as Coal Production Slips
China's thermal power generation grew for a fourth straight month in April even as coal output fell, highlighting the challenges Beijing faces in continuing to buffer its economy from the global energy crisis stemming from the war in Iran. Thermal…
Anglo American sells central Qld coal mines to UK company
Anglo American says it has sold its five steelmaking coal mines in central Queensland to a United Kingdom mining company for up to $5.43 billion. The sale to Dhilmar Ltd includes Anglo's interests in Moranbah North and Grosvenor Mines, Capcoal…
Coal workers owed $16 million as Bowen Basin mine nears sale
Federal Court documents show collapsed Central Queensland coal miner, the Vitrinite group of companies, owes more than $400 million. Receivers KordaMentha says an undisclosed number of bids have been shortlisted to buy the mining assets, with final…
Anglo American's $5.4b Queensland coal sale has Macmahon links
Anglo American has agreed to sell its Queensland coking coal mines for up to $5.4 billion to a private company with links to ASX-listed mining services giant Macmahon Holdings, at a time when prices for the steel making ingredient are running hot.
China burns more fossil fuels for power as coal production slips
Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Published May 18, 2026, 04:57 PM China's thermal power generation grew for a fourth straight month in April even as coal output fell, highlighting the challenges Beijing faces in…
Deocha Pachami coal block: Bengal BJP alleges scams, seeks compensation data
3 min read Kolkata Make us preferred source on Google Having formed the government for the first time in West Bengal, the BJP has turned its attention toward alleged irregularities in Deocha Pachami, the country's largest coal block. A delegation…
Coal gas can yield clean hydrogen at $1.25 a kg
Coal gasification — talked about for decades, often through the prism of the beleaguered Talcher project — has suddenly begun to bustle with activity. On May 13, the government approved a ₹37,500 crore scheme to promote surface…
Anglo American to sell Australian steelmaking coal mines for £2.9bn
The FTSE 100 mining giant said it will sell the operations to fellow UK-based miner Dhilmar. It comes amid efforts from Anglo American to simplify its operations ahead of its 50 billion dollar (£37.5 billion) merger with Canada's Teck…
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Raises Stock Holdings in Warrior Met Coal $HCC
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Free Report) by 2,821,294.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 987,488 shares of…
AI's insatiable appetite for electricity could revive a forsaken energy source
Coal could come back. That was my insight, or more, my instinct, after interviewing Kenny Young, the CEO and seven-year veteran of Babcock & Wilcox, the 160-year-old boiler manufacturer turned engineering and construction company. Young wanted to…
The American epoch of oil is collapsing. What comes next could be ugly | Jonathan Watts
“Farewell,” the flag-waving Chinese children chanted to Donald Trump as he strolled along the red carpet back to Air Force One at the end of his summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing. The US leader claimed he was leaving with a cluster of…
TMK taps local LPG giant in new Mongolian gas-to-power deal
TMK Energy has flicked the switch on a new phase of its Mongolian gas development, signing a partnering agreement with the country's biggest LPG distributor to build a gas-to-power plant. The deal brings the company a step closer to commercial gas…
The Pennine hills are full of holes - here's how they're helping fight climate change
Thousands of holes are appearing in the Pennine hills, as part of efforts to improve carbon storage by restoring damaged peatland. Peat itself is carbon rich and so as it grows it will help to capture the CO₂ that is produced by industrial…
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