Energy Top Stories

Chilean mines’ demand for clean energy solutions could be met by local businesses – report

Such demand could be met by local companies as long as they ramp up the production of green fuels and their manufacturing capabilities when it comes to electrifying mining fleets.

Staff Writer | October 23, 2022 | 6:36 am

Lithium-oxygen batteries one step closer to moving out of the lab

A recent development may provide clues for engineering Mn-based materials…

Staff Writer | October 21, 2022 | 5:05 am

CHARTS: “Almost unattainable” gap between green energy copper demand and mining supply

New report estimates 1 million additional tonnes of copper supply…

Staff Writer | October 20, 2022 | 9:53 am

China’s ‘blue sky’ efforts may ease energy crunch and coal rally

Cement factories in the northern industrial hub Hebei are scheduled…

Bloomberg News | October 20, 2022 | 8:02 am

America’s new nuclear power industry has a Russian problem

Without a reliable source of the high assay low enriched…

Reuters | October 20, 2022 | 7:47 am

Cambodia chooses coal in rush for power

Critics say the government’s approval of two more coal power plants bucks the trend towards renewables in Southeast Asia.

China Dialogue | November 2, 2020 | 11:12 am

How Olympic Dam went from mother of all digs to debottlenecking

The final chapter on the world's most ambitious – and costly – mining project has closed.

Frik Els | October 29, 2020 | 5:33 pm

Election will decide fate of Alaska mine, electric cars

Oil drilling in the Arctic and the Pebble gold mine in Alaska aren’t actually on the ballot -- but they might as well be.

Bloomberg News | October 29, 2020 | 9:01 am

Banks don’t want to lend to Australia’s coal miners any more

One of the country’s largest banks said it would end almost all investment in thermal mines and power stations by 2030.

Bloomberg News | October 28, 2020 | 10:22 am

Seaborne thermal coal demand to rise over next decade – report

A report commissioned by the Minerals Council of Australia states this growth stands on the same drivers that allowed seaborne thermal coal volumes to double between 2006 and 2019.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 28, 2020 | 6:15 am