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Denison says Wheeler River test taps low-cost ISR to high-grade Athabasca uranium for first time

Mining and investment companies are jockeying for acquisitions in the nuclear industry and to develop the Athabasca basin, one of the premier uranium zones in North America.

Staff Writer | October 18, 2022 | 6:43 am

Three British Columbia First Nations sign LNG development agreement

Haisla, Nisga’a sign energy, climate action pact with Halfway River…

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | October 17, 2022 | 1:06 pm

Buybacks ramp up in Australia on commodity rallies, M&A drop

The increasing breadth of repurchases reflects extra profits from mining…

Bloomberg News | October 17, 2022 | 12:43 pm

Eight-year dam delay hinders Indonesia’s move away from coal

Bloomberg News | October 17, 2022 | 8:59 am

Platinum-lanthanum alloy may give push to next-gen fuel cells

Researchers at Tsinghua University have devised a method for combining…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 17, 2022 | 6:06 am

US miners are trying to get out of thermal coal business

Thermal coal demand in the US has been sliding steadily for years.

Bloomberg News | October 9, 2020 | 11:05 am

Gold price rally lifts value of top 50 mining companies above $1 trillion for the first time

The Top 50 most valuable mining companies added $80.2 billion in market capitalization over the three months to end September.

MINING.com Editor | October 8, 2020 | 9:24 am

BHP freezes membership of lobby group over Greens campaign

The Queensland Resources Council stepped up its advocacy against the environment-focused Greens ahead of an election this month in coal-rich Queensland state.

Reuters | October 7, 2020 | 9:33 am

UK Gov’t temporarily halts coal mine approval

West Cumbria Mining's Woodhouse Colliery would be the nation’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 5, 2020 | 6:56 am

Vanilla redox-flow batteries are now a thing

Scientists have found a way to make the energy storage system environmentally friendlier.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 5, 2020 | 6:30 am

UK’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years approved

Move threatens to undermine the government’s pledge to be carbon neutral by 2050.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2020 | 9:51 am

A fight over gas in Australia has delivered a win for fossil fuels

Decision to give the go-ahead to Santos Ltd.'s $2.6 billion coal-seam gas project follows a decade-long struggle with environmentalists and regulators.

Bloomberg News | September 30, 2020 | 11:12 am

US coal suffers one-two punch as plants shut, miner deal nixed

Independent power producer Vistra said it would shutter seven plants, while Peabody and Arch Resources scrapped a planned JV aimed at cutting production costs.

Bloomberg News | September 29, 2020 | 2:16 pm

Renewables may see a boost under a Biden presidency – report

Coal, on the other hand, may see darker days.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 27, 2020 | 11:32 am

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