Rio Tinto to build Canada’s largest solar plant to power Diavik mineThe facility will be equipped with bi-facial panels that can also generate energy from the light that reflects off the snow.MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 10, 2023 | 9:16 am
Grand Canyon monument won’t stop mining companies’ thirst for US uraniumUS President Joe Biden this week named a new federal…Bloomberg News | August 10, 2023 | 7:56 am
Mining is growing rapidly – so are investor-state disputesNew study shows dramatic increase in investor-state disputes and 80%…Frik Els | August 9, 2023 | 1:09 pm
China power curbs shutter 500,000t of zinc smelting capacity All zinc smelters in Sichuan halted production early this week, and a small smelter based in neighbouring Hunan province also stopped operations. Reuters | August 19, 2022 | 8:26 am
World’s largest uranium miner Kazatomprom ups 2024 production goals The Kazakhstan-based miner aims to produce 25,000-25,500 tonnes in 2024, about 10% above levels targeted for 2023. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 19, 2022 | 3:45 am
Another coal plant wins lifeline despite Biden’s green push CenterPoint plans to keep operating the 90-megawatt F.B. Culley 2 unit near the Ohio River until 2025. Bloomberg News | August 18, 2022 | 3:07 pm
Column: Power is the big new problem for industrial metals supply Europe's power crunch is taking a rising toll on the region's industrial metals sector, writes Andy Home. Reuters | August 18, 2022 | 10:12 am
Biden’s freeze on oil, gas leases on public land is reinstated — for now Court on Wednesday threw out the judge’s nationwide injunction forcing a restart of leasing from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska. Bloomberg News | August 17, 2022 | 3:43 pm
India may delay coal plant closures in blow to climate action Other nations globally have also been responding to high demand and severe shortages of natural gas by burning more coal. Bloomberg News | August 17, 2022 | 3:29 pm
British Columbia minerals could be key to reaching climate goals The world must rapidly build clean energy infrastructure to confront climate change. That means mining. Michael Goehring | August 16, 2022 | 6:39 am
Not just metals – energy can also be recovered from discarded batteries Taiwan-based researchers figured out how to efficiently extract residual energy from waste batteries. Staff Writer | August 16, 2022 | 5:05 am
Coal miner Seriti buys Windlab in shift to renewable energy The deal worth $55 million will give Seriti a 51% stake in the wind and solar power business. Bloomberg News | August 15, 2022 | 11:28 am