Eskom in talks with lenders to raise $10bn for coal-fired power...
ESKOM, South Africa's state-owned power utility, was in talks with lenders in an effort to raise $10bn it needs to shut its coal-fired power...
Chinese bank walks away from $3bn Zimbabwe coal-fired power plant
ZIMBABWE'S economic recovery ambitions were dealt another blow after China's largest bank pulled out of plans to finance a $3bn coal-fired power plant in the...
Exxaro hammers Transnet as vandalism and cable theft make a train-wreck...
TRANSNET loomed large for Exxaro Resources, the South African thermal coal producer which said today in an operational update that its production targets for...
Economics played second fiddle to ESG in Glencore’s purchase of Colombian...
ECONOMICS will play second fiddle to climate change ambitions when Glencore buys out the shares in thermal coal mine Cerrejón from its joint venture...
Glencore to buy Anglo, BHP stakes in Colombia’s Cerrejon coal mine...
GLENCORE is to take 100% control of the Colombian thermal coal mine Cerrejon after agreeing to buy the stakes held by Anglo American and...
Wescoal cuts losses but fortunes remain parlous as net debt dwarfs...
WESCOAL reported a much-reduced annual loss year-on-year, but the miner’s fortunes remain parlous whilst net debt of just over R1bn remains on its books...
Anglo received “90% good feedback” after Thungela debut says CEO Mark...
ANGLO American CEO Mark Cutifani said the group had received "90% good feedback" following the demerger of its South African thermal coal assets.
"One or...
Harmony plans to build 100MW of embedded power as part of...
HARMONY Gold plans to install 100MW of renewable power in two years following the South African government's decision to lift the threshold for unlicensed...
The ethics of coal mining need a rethink says July Ndlovu,...
THERMAL coal producer Thungela Resources' debut on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange this month was disappointing. To an extent, this was inevitable given that a...
Reliance on coal-fired power could harm SA mining exports as EU...
THE profitability of South Africa's mining sector will be negatively affected when the European Union (EU) imposes carbon taxes on imports. This is owing...