Coal stoush heats up as miners told to supply local power plants

Coal stoush heats up as miners told to supply local power plants

Australia’s largest coal miners are pushing back on a NSW government policy that will force them to set aside thousands of tonnes of coal for domestic power plants.

  • byNick Toscano andSimon Johanson

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‘King Coal’ is back:Miners post record profits on bumper demand

‘King Coal’ is back:Miners post record profits on bumper demand

Mining giant Glencore and coal king Whitehaven post records as sales of the highly polluting fossil fuel soared in the energy crisis.

  • bySimon Johanson andThomas Biesheuvel
The buried gold,the crumbling fraud case and the billionaires’ tsunami
Investigation
Crime

The buried gold,the crumbling fraud case and the billionaires’ tsunami

Sydney’s richest businessmen were on the hunt for a legendary cache of gold when things turned ugly.

  • byCarrie Fellner
Conflict of interest derails plans for high-speed trains
Letters
Letters

Conflict of interest derails plans for high-speed trains

There might be a reason that Sydney Airport board member Sir David Higgins is speaking out against high-speed rail.

Glencore scraps new Qld mine,blames coal royalty hike

Glencore scraps new Qld mine,blames coal royalty hike

Glencore’s announcement comes amid growing tension between coal exporters and the state government over the windfall coal royalty charges.

  • byRobyn Wuth andMarty Silk
Value over volume:Glencore’s clever profit-boosting coal mine closures
Opinion
Coal

Value over volume:Glencore’s clever profit-boosting coal mine closures

Glencore plans to close 12 coal mines in the next 12 years to meet its emissions reductions targets. It can do that without making a dent in its profits.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
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Glencore hit with $490m fine for bribing its way across Africa

Glencore hit with $490m fine for bribing its way across Africa

A London court heard details of employees and agents using private jets to transfer cash that was hand-delivered to officials in African countries to get access to oil.

  • byJack Farchy andJonathan Browning
Glencore ‘proud’ as coal surpasses iron ore as nation’s biggest export

Glencore ‘proud’ as coal surpasses iron ore as nation’s biggest export

Australia’s largest coal miner says data showing coal was the nation’s most valuable export in May underline its continuing importance in energy security.

  • byNick Toscano
Unintended consequences:Putin has sent the black swans flying

Unintended consequences:Putin has sent the black swans flying

When the nickel price soared 250 per cent this week it provided a dramatic illustration of the economic carnage flowing from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the West’s responses to it.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Prices and profits fly as miners enter a new ‘super cycle’

Prices and profits fly as miners enter a new ‘super cycle’

Could a new ‘super cycle’ in commodities be underway? Commodity prices have soared as supply hasn’t been able to keep up with demand. Some believe the shortfalls in supply could last a decade or more.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Faced with fight or flight,BHP chooses to flee

Faced with fight or flight,BHP chooses to flee

With investors becoming increasingly environmentally conscious,it isn’t surprising that BHP is considering selling its oil and gas business. But it is at odds with the strategy of one of its peers.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz