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Discoveries related to uranium oxide may support nuclear nonproliferation

US-based researchers examined four previously understudied phases of uranium oxide.

Staff Writer | February 10, 2023 | 7:35 am

World’s largest zinc smelter sees opportunity in US energy bill

Korea Zinc is seeking to diversify into electric vehicle batteries…

Bloomberg News | February 9, 2023 | 7:29 pm

Canada to not permit sea floor mining without ‘rigorous’ regulations

Any decision on whether to allow seabed mining needed to…

Reuters | February 9, 2023 | 12:02 pm

Untreated seawater can produce green hydrogen – study

Researchers have split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen.

Staff Writer | February 9, 2023 | 7:22 am

First Australian coal cargoes arrive in China, await customs clearance

At least two vessels carrying Australian coal have arrived in…

Reuters | February 8, 2023 | 8:12 pm

Mining’s top ten ‘S’ trends in ESG for 2022

ESG action is now considered critical to both business and social resilience and is increasingly integrated into board oversight responsibilities and executive compensation.

Elizabeth Freele and Rachel Dekker | January 20, 2022 | 6:22 am

Woodside Petroleum forecasts higher annual output

It expects higher full-year annual output than 2021, as it readies to merge with BHP Group's petroleum arm in what would create a global top 10 oil and gas company.

Reuters | January 19, 2022 | 3:00 pm

Powerful clouds of methane spotted over Chinese coal mines

Like many other countries, including the US and Canada, China doesn’t always require companies to report when they release methane.

Bloomberg News | January 19, 2022 | 1:50 pm

Copper plays a role in ozone depletion –research

New research by UC Berkeley geochemists shows that copper in soil and seawater acts as a catalyst to turn organic matter into both methyl bromide and methyl chloride, two potent halocarbon compounds that destroy ozone.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 19, 2022 | 6:06 am