Energy Top Stories

Demand for steel alloys grows as the energy transition gains momentum

Global stainless steel melt production is expected to be about 62 million tonnes (Mt) in 2022, rising to 90 Mt by 2050.

Wood Mackenzie | May 24, 2022 | 11:56 am

Artemis Gold to use Caterpillar zero-emissions trucks at Blackwater project in British Columbia

Artemis has the option to place orders for Caterpillar’s zero-emissions…

Staff Writer | May 24, 2022 | 10:51 am

Coal India to open big, new mine this year to fight power crisis

Production would initially start in the October to December quarter…

Reuters | May 24, 2022 | 10:27 am

New particle separation technology may decrease time needed to clean up radioactive waste

The new technology is able to process 90 gallons per…

Staff Writer | May 24, 2022 | 5:12 am

China triples solar investments as clean energy push accelerates

The nation is forecast to add a record 220 gigawatts…

Bloomberg News | May 23, 2022 | 9:22 am

IMO 2020, EVs, and steel — a perfect storm in the needle coke sector?

The new regulations may have a further, more unexpected effect on the steel sector, and the nascent electric vehicle battery industry.

Wood Mackenzie | May 30, 2019 | 11:57 am

Trump campaign official lobbies for Ohio coal, nuclear subsidies

Bob Paduchik, who also led the Ohio Trump campaign in 2016, called lawmakers urging them to support the legislation and stressing that the president was behind it as well.

Bloomberg News | May 30, 2019 | 10:39 am

Namibia says China can buy Rio’s uranium stake if it respects laws

Rio Tinto, which is seeking to divest less profitable assets, said last November that it was selling its 69% stake in the world's longest-running open pit uranium mine to China for up to $106.5 million.

Reuters | May 29, 2019 | 9:44 am

CanAlaska to start drilling at West McArthur uranium project

The program is intended to locate high-grade uranium hosted in faults along the C10 horizon, the major regional fault structure.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 29, 2019 | 6:47 am

China proposes coal price cuts to ease burden on power producers

The latest move signals coal power generators are under pressure from high raw material costs and the government’s plan to cut electricity charges.

Bloomberg News | May 28, 2019 | 9:51 am

Uncertain future for Hume Coal’s Australia mine

If approved, Hume's mine is expected to produce 50-million tonnes of run-of-mine coal over 23 years.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 28, 2019 | 6:52 am

Natural gas now beats coal, even in West Virginia: Justin Fox

For the first time ever, West Virginia last year produced more natural gas, as measured by energy content, than coal.

Bloomberg News | May 25, 2019 | 12:16 pm

Coking coal price to remain elevated in 2019— report

On the supply side, Fitch expects production misses from Australia to keep the market tight in the coming quarters as large diversified miners lose their appetite for mining coal.

MINING.com Editor | May 24, 2019 | 2:33 pm

World’s most contested coal mine doesn’t add up — opinion

After the opposition Labor party suffered heavy losses in coal-mining regions in Saturday’s Australian federal elections, the Carmichael project looks to be getting closer than ever to approval.

Bloomberg News | May 23, 2019 | 2:54 pm

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