Energy Top Stories

CHART: Uranium’s third bull market since 1968 has further to run

New report by Sprott says West’s renewed focus on energy security, doubling of conversion and enrichment prices and green energy transition provides structural support for a sustained bull run.

Frik Els | January 19, 2023 | 2:36 pm

Rio Tinto, OZ Minerals and Boliden select glycine leaching technology to manage tailings

Czech company's technology selected to be part of waste-to-value challenge.

Staff Writer | January 19, 2023 | 12:58 pm

Australian state says coal miners must keep up to 10% for local needs

The NSW Minerals Council said the policy would have little…

Reuters | January 19, 2023 | 9:39 am

Scientists efficiently convert temperature fluctuations into clean energy

It is possible to convert environmental temperature fluctuations into clean…

Staff Writer | January 19, 2023 | 6:30 am

How abandoned mines can become clean energy storage systems

A novel technique called Underground Gravity Energy Storage turns decommissioned…

Staff Writer | January 17, 2023 | 7:05 am

How fossil fuels can help decarbonize the economy

Experts at Rice University say one of the keys to slashing CO2 emissions is in splitting hydrocarbon molecules into hydrogen and solid carbon.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 7, 2021 | 10:29 am

Canada blocks proposed Rocky Mountain coal mine on environmental grounds

Energy regulators last month said the Grassy Mountain project, proposed by a unit of Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting, would not be in the public interest.

Reuters | August 6, 2021 | 2:24 pm

US push for green energy could strand $68 billion in coal, gas assets – report

President Joe Biden announced plans to call for half of all vehicles sold in the US to be capable of emissions-free driving by the end of the decade.

MINING.com Editor | August 6, 2021 | 12:56 pm

BHP board approves $544 million spend for Shenzi North oil project development

Production is expected to begin in the 2024 financial year.

MINING.com Editor | August 5, 2021 | 12:11 pm

China will restart coal mines in northern provinces as power demand surges

Operations will restart for a year at 15 coal mines across northern provinces.

Bloomberg News | August 5, 2021 | 8:32 am

Purified tin selenide may be ideal to convert waste heat into energy — study

US and Korean researchers have developed the most efficient thermoelectric system on record.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 5, 2021 | 6:06 am

Manganese could help transform sunlight into energy more sustainably than iridium, ruthenium

Researchers have produced luminescent manganese complexes for more sustainable materials and catalysts for converting sunlight into other forms of energy.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 3, 2021 | 6:06 am

Here’s who wins and who loses from the surge in commodity prices

Commodities as a whole have risen more than 20% this year, and around 50% in the case of crude oil.

Bloomberg News | July 30, 2021 | 3:04 pm

IEA’s roadmap shows difficult journey to net zero: Kemp

In the short term, emissions are on a rising trend, notwithstanding a temporary decline during the covid-19 pandemic, putting the world a long way off track to reach zero emissions by 2050.

Reuters | July 30, 2021 | 7:56 am

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