The miner proposed a demerger arrangement for its thermal coal business in South Africa, giving shareholders a choice over whether to maintain their exposure to the product via a standalone company

India is currently holding record levels of stockpiled coal, lowering the need for the country to open up new domestic mines, says a briefing note.

From the perspective of both miners and lawmakers, you have to imagine the spectre of environmental chaos from mine closures – and, of course, the grim headlines that follow – is prodding change along.

Coal's share in India's electricity generation rose to the highest level in at least nine quarters during the first three months of 2021, government data showed, reversing a trend of renewable energy gaining at coal's expense.

Coal production from the top world's ten mining companies fell from a collective 1.70-million tonnes in 2019 to 1.63-million tonnes in 2020, which is a 4.2% decline.

JSE-listed diversified miner Exxaro Resources has signed a definitive sale and purchase agreement with black-owned mining entity Overlooked Colliery for the Exxaro Coal Central (ECC) operations.

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Mining giant BHP Group anticipates more growth opportunities in China thanks to the country's high-quality urbanization, a top company official said.