The greener hue of the new leaders contrasts with the old guard "resource nationalists," who have typically sought tight state control of energy and metals.

Denver-based LandGate Corp. raised $10 million in Series B funding to enhance its product suite.

Many of Korea Zinc’s renewable projects are in mining-heavy Australia, where billionaire resources magnate Andrew Forrest is planning a factory for making hydrogen-producing electrolyzers.

Mission Zero, which uses simple chemistry and equipment to suck planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the air, just got a $5m injection.