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The future of uranium: A story of supply and demand

This infographic outlines how uranium’s demand and supply fundamentals stack up, and how that balance could change the direction of the market in the future.

Govind Bhutada - Visual Capitalist | September 22, 2021 | 10:59 am

Uranium price rally is a high-stakes bet on future of nuclear power

Prices have surged about 40% just in September, outpacing all…

Bloomberg News | September 22, 2021 | 9:41 am

China vows to end funding for overseas coal power plants

China has been under the pressure from the US and…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 22, 2021 | 3:42 am

How lithium can be efficiently extracted from oil and gas wastewater

Calculations show that a single week’s worth of water from…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 22, 2021 | 12:05 am

Mountaintop coal mining threatens Appalachian biodiversity

New research shows that streams from heavily mined watersheds in…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 21, 2021 | 12:06 am

BHP said to get shale bids valuing unit up to $9 billion

Multiple parties, including private equity firms such as Apollo and energy companies, have bid separately for individual packages of shale real estate.

Bloomberg News | June 6, 2018 | 11:13 am

Murray Energy swaps debt on heels of Trump plan to boost coal

Most industry watchers forecast that U.S. coal demand will fall in coming years as more coal-fired power plants close.

Bloomberg News | June 5, 2018 | 11:27 am

Canadian oil has record day after Enbridge scraps new rules

Western Canadian Select jumped as much as $12.20 a barrel to $13.80 below the U.S. benchmark Monday, the narrowest spread since May 16.

Bloomberg News | June 5, 2018 | 11:14 am

About 75,000 jobs to go in Germany’s auto industry because of EVs — study

The country's car industry currently employs about 840,000 people, with 210,000 of them working on powertrain production, the sub-sector set to be the worst hit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 5, 2018 | 3:45 am

Vietnam sets out green ambitions with bold targets for solar, rare earth

Vietnam is aiming to increase the use of household solar energy equipment to 12 percent by 2020, and 26 percent by 2030.

Reuters | June 4, 2018 | 1:04 pm

Coal lobby fights black-lung tax as disease rates surge

The Black Lung Disability Trust Fund is at risk of insolvency due to soaring debt and a slashing of coal-company contributions through a scheduled tax cut.

Reuters | June 4, 2018 | 11:22 am

Trump’s coal, nuke push pegged to security threats to gas pipes

Gas-fired power generators are more vulnerable to cyber attacks than coal plants and nukes because gas must be delivered from remote fields via pipelines.

Bloomberg News | June 4, 2018 | 9:24 am