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Suncor Energy to acquire TotalEnergies’ Canadian operations for $4 billion

TotalEnergies holds a 31% working interest in the Fort Hills oil sands mining project and a 50% working interest in the Surmont in situ asset.

Staff Writer | April 27, 2023 | 11:06 am

Low-tech ammonia production could help slash global CO2 emissions

Researchers have discovered a way to make ammonia with tiny…

Staff Writer | April 25, 2023 | 6:06 am

Seven dead after coal mine collapse in Colombia

A coal mine collapsed last Thursday near the town of…

Staff Writer | April 23, 2023 | 10:16 am

Blackbeard didn’t trade with coal, recent discoveries show

The US Navy is to blame for some coal found…

Staff Writer | April 23, 2023 | 6:06 am

Biden plans to slash planet-warming pollution from power plants

The Biden administration is preparing to propose stringent limits on…

Bloomberg News | April 22, 2023 | 8:21 pm

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

Energy transition saw record investment in 2021 — report

BloombergNEF reports that global investment in the energy transition totalled $755 billion in 2021.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 30, 2022 | 10:21 am

Europe forced to rely on expensive, dirty coal to keep lights on

The fossil fuel plays a vital role in helping to keep the lights on in Europe this winter even as prices are jumping and lawmakers are doing their best to kill off one of the dirtiest power-plant fuels.

Bloomberg News | January 26, 2022 | 3:34 am

Top coal funder Korea draws critique for slow phase-out plans

Financial institutions in South Korea have failed to keep up with their global peers in setting policies to exit the dirtiest fossil fuel, an activist group said.

Bloomberg News | January 25, 2022 | 6:12 pm

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