Yancoal Australia rejects US$1.8B takeover bid from China’s Yankuang
Yancoal Australia (ASX: YAL) rejected on Tuesday a US$1.8-billion takeover bid from its largest shareholder, saying that both the value and the proposed structure of…
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Colombia miners brace for environmental crackdown
Miners operating in Colombia are bracing for tighter environmental rules as the two anti-establishment presidential candidates that made it to a runoff on June 19,…
One way or another, energy transition factors into spring elections
Over two weeks in late May into early June, three important mining districts are going to the polls, with mining and climate change set to…
Plunging metals prices expected to rebound in H2 – report
Enduring Covid-19-linked lockdowns in the world’s largest metal consumer, China, are negatively impacting demand from end-use industries and sentiment towards the complex, resulting in lower…
Black lung cases increase among US coal miners
An international team of researchers from the U.S., Canada and South Africa found higher levels of silica dust in the lung tissue of present-day coal…
Western Australia is world’s new top mining destination
Resource-rich Western Australia has been picked the most attractive region for mining investment in 2021, replacing the U.S. state of Nevada, which fell to the…
Analysts adjust higher metal price assumptions on Russia-Ukraine conflict
Several analysts have adjusted higher their metal price assumptions for 2022 as the February Russian invasion of Ukraine drags on, wreaking havoc on global metals…
Colombia to tender gold, coal assets by end of June
Colombia plans to hold two bidding rounds — one for gold and one for coal exploration contracts — before the end of June, as part…
Mining among sectors most affected by climate change in the US
Mining, together with construction, retail trade and services, is among the sectors most affected by cold and wet weather consequence of climate change in the…
Russia-Ukraine tension may give rise to a new commodity world order
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has the potential to establish a new commodity world order that tilts reliable supply toward North America, Bloomberg Intelligence says…
Chart: Bulks most affected by Russia-Ukraine conflict
Trade dislocations due to sanctions, high power prices and disruption to production facilities in the conflict zone are three major threats to the metals and…
Anglo American switches on new met coal mine in Australia
Anglo American (LSE: AAL), which divested its thermal coal mines last year after pressure from investors, has achieved the first longwall shear at its Aquila…