Moroccans continue to protest against the “mines of death"

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Coal News Digest Tuesday 2 January 2018 Home    Coal    Copper    Iron Ore    Nickel    Rare Earth    Oil Sands    Uranium    Zinc Moroccans continue to protest against the "mines of death" Protesters met with authorities but no agreements were reached, so rallies are set to continue. read » India's Singareni Collieries wants to produce 85 million tonnes of coal per year The state-owned company plans to open up 12 new mines. read » West Virginia coal miner killed in dozer accident A coal miner in West Virginia has died following an accident at a mine owned by Revelation Energy, LLC. read » Thousands protest in Morocco against the "mines of death" The city of Jerada has seen four days of massive protests. read » Coal mine collapses in Afghanistan killing five Officials say the mine was dug with little regard for safety. read » BHP says likely to quit global coal lobby group BHP said it would seek responses from the World Coal Association over policy differences before making a final decision on whether to quit in March 2018. read » Iron ore, coking coal prices are soaring Iron ore price jumps 5.2%, coking coal rises to levels last seen during cyclone Debbie as Chinese mills restock. read » A real Downer: Adani to go it alone on Carmichael Indian conglomerate cancels $2.6-billion contract with Downer Group. read » CHART: High flying metals to fall back to earth in 2018 Panel of investment banks and research houses forecast declines in copper, zinc, lead and palladium prices in 2018. read » Indian captive power plants running at half capacity due to coal shortage The Indian Captive Power Producers Association denounced that most of its member companies are getting half of the coal they need from state-owned Coal India. read » World Bank to stop funding oil and gas projects The institution will stop all lending for oil and gas projects after 2019, with some exceptions. read » World's third-largest insurer to divest from oil sands and pipelines AXA and three other French investment groups follow the World Bank's lead. read » World's biggest floating solar power plant starts operating atop former coal mine China Three Gorges says this would be not only the largest but also the "most intelligent solar power project with the most advanced technology in the world." read » Traditional owners say they were forced to negotiate with Adani over Australian mine Representatives for the Wangan and Jagalingou People said they were forced to sign an Indigenous Land Use Agreement at the Native Title Tribunal for Adani's Carmichael mine. read » Rio Tinto appoints one of its own as the company's new chairman After a nine-month search, the miner has picked the current leader of the remuneration committee, Simon Thompson, to assume the post in March 2018. read » Who will fund Adani's Carmichael coal mine? Not China The shovels are in the ground at the Carmichael coal mine in Queensland but the bankers have yet to open their wallets. read » Russia's Mechel says has enough creditor support for restructure of $1 bln loan The company, which is controlled by businessman Igor Zyuzin and came close to bankruptcy last year, circulated the final draft of a restructuring proposal among its creditors. read » Renewables generated triple the power of coal in 2017, UK figures show British wind farms generated more electricity than coal plants on more than 75% of days this year. read » China halts oil product exports to North Korea in November as sanctions bite Beijing also imported no iron ore, coal or lead from North Korea in November. read » Ships in a bottleneck: China, Australia ports clogged as coal, iron ore demand soars With some vessels waiting to load coal and iron ore outside Australian ports for over a month, key charter rates jumped to highest in more than three years. read » Coal's resilience today will prove its ultimate downfall: Gadfly For all the doom and gloom about the future of coal, the past two years have been a boom time for coal prices that's exceeded by their 2010 to 2012 peak. read » Glencore, Apollo Are said to bid for Rio's last coal assets A sale would allow Rio to complete its exit from coal and continue an asset divestment program that has returned more than $7 billion since 2013. read » Read more Coal news on MINING.com » Home    Coal    Copper    Iron Ore    Nickel    Rare Earth    Oil Sands    Uranium    Zinc About Us   |  Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   |  Contact Us   |  Advertise This email was sent to you by InfoMine Inc. 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