Energy Top Stories

Aluminum sector needs $1.5 trillion just to decarbonize power

Around 60% of the aluminium sector's emissions are from the production of electricity consumed in the smelting process, but investment is also needed to shift to green hydrogen, deploy carbon capture and boost recycling,

Reuters | October 26, 2021 | 1:50 pm

Colombian Mining Association establishes sustainable mining standard

Producers of coal, gold, nickel, emeralds, copper and industrial minerals…

MINING.com Editor | October 26, 2021 | 1:39 pm

Eskom, coal suppliers to collaborate on renewables

Eskom is South Africa’s biggest producer of greenhouse gases.

Bloomberg News | October 25, 2021 | 9:18 am

Twelve million people now employed in the renewable energy sector – report

A recent report by IRENA and ILO states that renewable…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 25, 2021 | 6:06 am

COP aims to end coal, but the world is still addicted

Coal continues to dominate the world’s total electricity generation mix…

Bloomberg News | October 23, 2021 | 2:56 pm

Prof gets 3/4 million dollars to find new ways to process uranium

A researcher at the University of Kansas wants to study the fundamental factors that limit how atoms make bonds to uranium.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 1, 2018 | 4:30 pm

Imperial testing driverless oilsands haulers at Kearl

Imperial Oil says it has commenced and is ready to expand field testing of driverless oilsands heavy haulers.

JWN Energy | August 1, 2018 | 12:49 pm

Killed Russian journalists said to have been working on story involving mining in CAR

They were said to be investigating a private Russian security company operating in CAR as well as Russia’s interests in the local diamond, gold and uranium sectors.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 1, 2018 | 7:48 am

Rio Tinto down despite $7.2bn cash return to investors

Company said first-half profit grew 12% to $4.42 billion, below the $4.53 billion forecast by analysts.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 1, 2018 | 3:46 am

Arch Coal is the incredible shrinking miner

Despite President Donald Trump’s repeated assertions of its bright future, coal mining is a dying industry and the secret to a long life in this twilight era is accepting mortality.

Bloomberg Opinion | July 31, 2018 | 1:48 pm

BHP, Rio deals show lack of options beyond shareholder returns: Russell

BHP Billiton last week agreed to sell its U.S. shale oil and gas assets for $10.5 billion, while Rio Tinto appears on track to exit its troubled investment in the giant Grasberg copper and gold mine in Indonesia for about $3.5 billion.

Reuters | July 31, 2018 | 4:52 am

US State Department sees ‘minimum’ impact from Keystone XL new route

The alternate route approved last year by Nebraska regulators is expected to have minor to moderate effects on three of the eight environmental categories the U.S. State Department assessed.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2018 | 1:00 pm

Indonesia unlikely to change coal supply, pricing rules until 2019

Any revisions would need to be discussed with the coal and power industry beforehand, and any impacts on state revenue would need to be calculated.

Reuters | July 30, 2018 | 10:27 am

Anil Agarwal given more time to make firm offer for Vedanta Resources

He has been given more time to make a firm offer or walk away from a deal to buy out minority shareholders in Vedanta Resources for 778 million pounds ($1 billion).

Reuters | July 30, 2018 | 10:12 am

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