Energy Top Stories

Eramet, JUWI Energies ink deal for solar and battery storage project in Senegal

The 20 MWp solar and 11 MWh battery project will provide clean energy to meet 20% of the mine’s energy needs.

Staff Writer | November 20, 2024 | 2:07 pm

British Columbia creates new mining ministry to tackle critical minerals amid doubts over capacity

Critical minerals are central to BC’s economic vision, with demand…

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | November 20, 2024 | 8:54 am

Paladin’s Fission Uranium takeover delayed by Canada security review

The takeover has faced several hurdles, including a delayed shareholder…

Bloomberg News | November 19, 2024 | 3:19 pm

NexGen Energy nears Rook I uranium project approval following final federal review

Rook I project is considered to be the largest development-stage…

Staff Writer | November 19, 2024 | 10:03 am

Centrus says Russia canceled TENEX’s licence to export low-enriched uranium to US

Russia, the world's largest supplier of enriched uranium, said last…

Reuters | November 18, 2024 | 3:44 pm

Rio Tinto to take over Ranger uranium mine cleanup

Government body ruling ends long-running dispute over the site rehabilitation and clears the way for Rio’s takeover of ERA.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2024 | 3:48 am

Philippines’ top coal producer plans $5 billion mine expansion

The company has proposed to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources a five-year spending plan that includes capital expenditures, production costs, and operating expense.

Bloomberg News | October 14, 2024 | 10:47 am

BHP, JSW Steel to explore use of carbon capture technology in steelmaking

JSW and BHP will assess the feasibility of Carbon Clean’s CycloneCC modular technology to capture up to 100,000 tonnes per year of CO2 emissions.

Staff Writer | October 13, 2024 | 8:16 am

Superhot, superdeep rock miles below could create a clean, renewable energy source — report

Until now, geologists had been divided as to whether this resource can be tapped.

Staff Writer | October 11, 2024 | 12:57 pm

Orano boosts uranium mining and enrichment capacities as market tightens

The state-controlled company is investing to prolong the life of mines in Canada and Kazakhstan.

Bloomberg News | October 11, 2024 | 7:36 am

Coal expansion helps lure insurers back to Whitehaven

The development follows Sydney-based Whitehaven’s $3.2 billion purchase of coking-coal operations from BHP Group.

Bloomberg News | October 10, 2024 | 9:03 am

China’s top miner to spend $24 billion on coal-to-oil project

The facility in Hami city is just the latest in a series of coal-to-oil developments greenlit in recent years in the mining hubs of Xinjiang, Shaanxi, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia.

Bloomberg News | October 10, 2024 | 2:23 am

Canada’s green taxonomy unlikely to include new natural gas projects

The taxonomy will include both low-emitting “green” activities and “transition” activities that enable decarbonization.

Bloomberg News | October 9, 2024 | 2:11 pm

Project dearth slows South Africa’s $9.3 billion coal exit plan

Political infighting, labor-union opposition and delays to planned closures of coal-fired power plants have all helped slow implementation.

Bloomberg News | October 9, 2024 | 10:19 am

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