Energy Top Stories

US developing domestic uranium strategy – Energy Secretary

The United States relies on Russia and its allies Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan for roughly half of the uranium powering its nuclear power plants.

Reuters | October 27, 2022 | 8:21 am

BHP Group, ArcelorMittal trial carbon capture at Europe, US steel plants

By discharging over 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a…

Reuters | October 27, 2022 | 7:46 am

Teck exits oilsands with C$1bn sale of Fort Hills stake to Suncor

The all-cash deal, effective Nov. 1, will boost Suncor’s aggregate…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2022 | 3:55 am

World’s largest CO2 removal deal ever depends on tech that isn’t ready yet

British energy company Drax Group wants to build power plants…

Bloomberg News | October 26, 2022 | 9:35 am

There’s no cheap way to sidestep China’s energy supply chains

China dominates clean energy supply chains and has enough manufacturing…

Bloomberg News | October 25, 2022 | 2:13 pm

US coal miners call on Trump to move on

Leader of the nation’s top mining union, representing about 80,000 workers, says is time for Trump to concede.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2020 | 7:17 am

China coal imports to increase in December – report

Wood Mackenzie says seaborne thermal coal imports are expected to grow from 9.5 Mt to 20 Mt in December.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 24, 2020 | 6:15 am

Teck increases steelmaking coal sales to China

In October, China suspended purchases of Australian coal as Beijing continued to tightly control imports amid soured political relations with Canberra.

MINING.com Editor | November 23, 2020 | 12:32 pm

LKAB eyes huge investment in CO2-free production

The energy required corresponds to around a third of Sweden's current electricity production of around 160 terawatt-hours.

Reuters | November 23, 2020 | 9:13 am

Billionaire miner Forrest aims to be a global clean energy giant

Forrest’s Fortescue will begin green fuel production in 2022 or 2023. It also aims to move into the hydrogen and ammonia markets.

Bloomberg News | November 23, 2020 | 4:04 am

New tool predicts the flow of groundwater in abandoned coal mines

The solution uses stacks of satellite images of the same location taken every few days and allows for picking up even the slightest topographical changes over time.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 22, 2020 | 7:23 am

China must ban new coal power plants to meet 2060 goal – report

China’s coal power fleet, already more than 1,000 gigawatts strong, is underutilized and already includes dozens of redundant plants.

Bloomberg News | November 20, 2020 | 2:47 pm

China launches yearlong campaign of coal mining safety checks

The world's largest coal miner and coal consumer reported more than 100 coal mining accidents in 2020.

Reuters | November 17, 2020 | 8:26 am

Trump rushes environmental regulations that could handcuff Biden

Trump is issuing permits, finalizing major environmental regulations and even selling rights to drill for oil in Alaskan wilderness before Inauguration Day.

Bloomberg News | November 16, 2020 | 7:02 am

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