Coal strike ends
The striking employees of coal miners will return to work on Wednesday, following an agreement on wages between the Chamber of Mines and labour unions.
Kick in thermal coal prices unlikely to incentivise new projects
STRONG prices for thermal coal were unlikely to encourage new mine builds, said Bloomberg News.
"We expect most coal miners exporting into the seaborne market...
SA coal exports slide amid evaporation of BEE supply
TRANSNET Freight Rail (TFR) has pegged maximum coal railage capacity on the Richards Bay line at 81 million tonnes (mt) annually for at least...
Eskom, Kumba Iron Ore to loom large in Exxaro year-end numbers...
EXXARO Resources is set to report lower year-end profits from its managed operations owing to a significant decline in the export price of coal...
TFR repairs North Corridor rail route following cable theft in record...
TRANSNET Freight Rail (TFR) said today it had repaired damage related to cable theft and vandalism on the North Corridor - the rail route...
WCC extends proposed Eskom deal to 40 years
Waterberg Coal Company said Eskom had lowered its demands on coal yields in order for a sales agreement to last 40 years. However, the deal is still not signed.
Keaton to refinance as growth gains traction
Keaton Energy, a coal junior, is to refinance its balance sheet ahead of a period of capital investment in new production.
Eskom chairman Ngubane cavils at Ramatlhodi’s “naked lies”
IN a commentary evocative of Donald Trump's complaint that he was the worst treated politician in history, Eskom chairman Ben Ngubane said the South...
Weather prompts another force majeure
Xstrata has declared force majeure at its Ulan thermal coal mine in Australia's New South Wales state due to heavy rains, the company says.
NUM to call national coal strike after bust-up with Chamber
THE National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is to embark on a national strike in the coal sector following the disintegration of discussions in which...