Governments spent record $1 trillion last year subsidizing fossil fuelsInternational Energy Agency estimates that the combined subsidies for oil, natural gas, electricity and coal hit an all-time high in 2022.Bloomberg News | February 19, 2023 | 10:56 am
Thin-film copper sandwich increases electronics’ lifetimeA new copper-based material has shown positive performance when it…Staff Writer | February 17, 2023 | 6:15 am
Suncor mulling options to replace supply from key oil sands mineBase Mine, situated just north of the oil sands hub…Reuters | February 15, 2023 | 11:33 am
Research shows risk aversion determines coal contracting behavior of US power plants New research shows that coal power plants respond to regulatory practices by taking costly actions to reduce the variance of their input costs. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 8, 2022 | 6:06 am
Uranium Snapshot: Eight juniors of interest As the world slowly moves away from fossil fuels, here are eight juniors on the hunt for what may be this century’s greenest metal. Marilyn Scales - The Northern Miner | February 7, 2022 | 1:44 pm
China plans to increase iron ore output, boost use of steel scrap China's steel scrap supply to reach more than 300 million tonnes by 2025. Reuters | February 7, 2022 | 6:29 am
Tharisa chrome, PGM mine in South Africa to host solar farm Tharisa, Total Eren and Chariot will collaborate on the development of a solar photovoltaic project to be installed at the Tharisa mine. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 6, 2022 | 11:58 am
France coal-fired power plants get short-term right to burn more France is temporarily allowing electricity producers to burn more coal after the nation’s grid operator warned of possible power shortages. Bloomberg News | February 6, 2022 | 10:09 am
Operating coal-fired power plants more expensive than switching to renewables – report A University of Surrey researcher makes the case for solar power in a new paper. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 6, 2022 | 7:41 am
Czechs withdraw Turow mine complaint after Polish payment The leaders of both countries agreed a deal on Thursday to end a long-running dispute over expansion at the lignite mine. Reuters | February 4, 2022 | 7:58 am
Information batteries: the latest proposal to dethrone lithium-ion batteries “Information batteries” store surplus renewable energy as computation. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 4, 2022 | 6:06 am
First Helium licenses second exploration well at Worsley in Alberta The company expects to begin drilling operations in mid-February. MINING.com Editor | February 1, 2022 | 1:35 pm