The global coal mining market is anticipated to rise at a staggering CAGR of close to 2% during the period 2018 – 2022. Coal is one of the densely found resources and the prediction for usage is likely to magnify by 2020. Occurring in various forms and qualities, there are two broad types, hard coal...

Two fifths of China’s coal power plants are loss-making and owners could save nearly US$390 billion by closing plants in line with the Paris Climate Agreement, reports Carbon Tracker in the first study to use satellite images to assess the everyday use and on-going profitability of fossil fuel power plants. Carbon Tracker used satellite images...

One of the largest mining contractors in the world operating in Africa’s largest coal mine selected 40.00R57 Magna MA04+C GIANTS for their CAT793D rigid dump trucks. Outstanding tyres are essential for the transport of huge amounts of coal to cover the total haul distance from the pit to the dump area without any downtime or...

He said: “The IPCC is right to highlight the scale of the challenge ahead if we are to tackle climate change. Net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will be required to limit global warming to 1.5 or 2 °C and Drax is focused on creating a zero carbon, lower cost energy future. “Since we converted two thirds...

The Australian government has defied a recent climate change warning issued by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which urged nations to abandon coal by 2050. McCormack added: “The fact is, coal mining… and coal-fired power plants do play an important part of our energy mix in Australia and will do so going...