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Strike ends at Westshore Terminals coal port in British Columbia

The Westshore coal terminal at Roberts Bank – which typically processes about 33 million tonnes of coal a year – is among the busiest such facilities in Canada and along the west coast of North America.

Business in Vancouver | October 11, 2022 | 12:54 pm

Breakthroughs are helping even cement and steel go electric

Over the past few years a series of innovations are…

Bloomberg News | October 11, 2022 | 7:51 am

New environmentally friendly method to extract metals from Li-ion batteries launched in Canada

Toronto-based researchers are using supercritical fluid extraction to recover metals…

Staff Writer | October 11, 2022 | 5:05 am

A $900 million oil bond rout is red flag for green push

A representative for Colombia’s Mines and Energy Ministry said that…

Bloomberg News | October 10, 2022 | 1:17 pm

US government includes Li-ion batteries in list of goods produced by child labor

The US Department of Labor included lithium-ion batteries among the…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 9, 2022 | 1:39 pm

China coal output rises to highest since 2015

China's coal mining sector was one of the first industries to resume operations when covid travel restrictions were gradually relaxed.

Reuters | January 18, 2021 | 10:01 am

More than precious: silver’s role in the new energy era

Long known as a precious metal, silver also has industrial applications metal for an eco-friendly future.

Nicholas LePan - Visual Capitalist | January 15, 2021 | 3:07 pm

Tension in India over plan to turn Goa into coal hub

Opponents say New Delhi's projects would cut through ecologically sensitive areas, such as the Mollem National Park.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 14, 2021 | 7:05 am

Capital investments in Canadian upstream oil and gas to increase in 2021

Upstream oil and gas investments in British Columbia are expected to increase by about $C1 billion this year.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 13, 2021 | 2:38 pm

Norway eyes sea change in deep dive for metals instead of oil

Country could license companies for deep-sea mining as early as 2023, its oil and energy ministry told Reuters.

Reuters | January 12, 2021 | 8:57 am

India sees $55bn investment in clean coal over next decade

The investment will be made in clean coal facilities, including coal gasification and coal-bed methane.

Bloomberg News | January 11, 2021 | 8:51 am

Energy protectionism in Mexico has made climate the victim

President López Obrador cut the knees off a booming renewables market and ploughed money into state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos.

Bloomberg News | January 10, 2021 | 8:55 am

Scientists use microwave oven to turn coal into graphite

Nano-graphite was obtained from coal by using copper foil, glass containers and a conventional household microwave oven.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 10, 2021 | 7:00 am

Copper, iron ore price rally adds $250bn to top 50 mining companies

The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies jumps to a new record high of $1.3 trillion by year’s end.

MINING.com Editor | January 7, 2021 | 3:05 pm

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