Energy Top Stories

Cedar LNG plant gets green light in British Columbia

The $2.2bn project will be the first LNG plant to be built and owned by a First Nation.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | March 14, 2023 | 5:07 pm

Europe balks at strategic stockpile for critical green metals

The energy crisis has hurt production of several key industrial…

Bloomberg News | March 13, 2023 | 9:48 am

EV batteries get some bling

A new EV battery uses diamonds to harvest energy.

Staff Writer | March 13, 2023 | 7:25 am

UK to spend £20 billion on carbon capture in clean energy push

The UK’s investment would go toward projects that aim to…

Bloomberg News | March 12, 2023 | 9:34 am

US Senator blasts Ford’s battery deal with China’s CATL

Joe Manchin said he is "totally opposed" to allowing CATL…

Reuters | March 10, 2023 | 12:33 pm

Spain rejects Berkeley Energia’s uranium plant

Spain’s Ministry for Ecological Transition denied Berkeley Energia’s request to build Europe’s only open-cast uranium mine.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 27, 2021 | 12:35 pm

Digital Technology Supercluster launches Earth X-ray for low-impact mining project

Aim is to help mining exploration companies precision-target deposits beneath the Earth's surface in a way that changes the economics of discovery and increases the sustainable production.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 25, 2021 | 1:37 pm

Pinched by energy crisis, Spanish coal plant slated for closure fires up

The As Pontes coal plant in Spain's Galicia region, has been idle since July and is slated for closure.

Reuters | November 24, 2021 | 6:51 am

Scientists improve technique for conversion of CO2 emissions into fuel feedstock

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have improved the selectivity of electrochemical reduction, which allows for the conversion of CO2 emissions into a fuel feedstock.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 24, 2021 | 5:06 am

Coal phase-out may take longer than countries are willing to admit – report

Wood Mackenzie points out that the world will need coal-fired power to ensure an orderly transition to a low-carbon world.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 23, 2021 | 6:06 am

CHARTS: Mining’s fattest margins

New report expects gold mining companies to enjoy their best margins in history next year, while copper miners should enjoy another year of 100% gaps.

Frik Els | November 22, 2021 | 4:46 pm

China’s big commodity inflation scare is easing — for now

The commodities boom that helped propel producer inflation to a 26-year high in China is showing signs of waning.

Bloomberg News | November 22, 2021 | 3:22 pm

BHP and Woodside to create global energy company

The merger of BHP’s oil and gas portfolio with Woodside will create a global top 10 independent energy company by production and the largest energy company listed on the ASX.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 22, 2021 | 2:59 pm

Mechanism behind coal creation may be different than previously thought

Penn State University researchers discovered that organic material eventually becomes coal and produces methane through microbial action.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 22, 2021 | 6:06 am

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