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ArcelorMittal to build first big zero-carbon steel plant

The company would build a unit that processes iron ore using green hydrogen at its plant in Gijon, Spain.

Bloomberg News | July 13, 2021 | 1:05 pm

Western Australia plans world’s biggest renewable energy hub

The Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH) would stretch across an…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 13, 2021 | 8:20 am

Europe’s climate masterplan aims to slash emissions within a decade

If approved, plan would put the bloc on track to…

Reuters | July 12, 2021 | 5:26 am

Renewables get EU regulatory boost

Large-scale solar capacity in the US is likely to exceed…

MINING.com Editor | July 11, 2021 | 3:39 pm

Carbon offset trading is taking off before any rules are set

The most ambitious attempt to set a high standard for…

Bloomberg News | July 9, 2021 | 12:49 pm

Commodity boom has a dark side as cost creep erodes windfall

Mining and metal companies are rediscovering the downside of rallying prices: higher costs.

Bloomberg News | February 2, 2018 | 7:00 am

Goldman all but says the mining supercycle is back

“The environment for investing in commodities is the best since 2004-2008” – Goldman Sachs

Frik Els | February 2, 2018 | 2:29 am

Coal snared in headwind as traders flee $300 billion market

The halcyon days of coal trading seem to be over as buying and selling of the world’s most widely used power-plant fuel plunged last year.

Bloomberg News | January 31, 2018 | 2:13 pm

These are top-10 global mining trends expected for 2018

Consulting firm Deloitte has published what it says will be the top-10 global trends in the mining industry this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 31, 2018 | 3:00 am

A modern land run? Trump move opens Utah to mining claims under 1872 law

U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw federal protections from millions of acres of Utah wilderness will reopen much of the iconic terrain to gold, silver, copper, and uranium land claims under a Wild West-era mining law.

Reuters | January 31, 2018 | 3:00 am

Suncor Energy implements first commercial fleet of autonomous haul trucks in the oil sands

Over the next six years, the company expects to deploy more than 150 autonomous haul trucks in the full program, which will be one of the largest investments in electric autonomous vehicles in the world.

Suncor | January 31, 2018 | 12:18 am

Rags to riches tale ends in disaster for ‘mini-Glencore’

Elman, 77, has watched another global commodity-trading powerhouse collapse before his eyes over the past year: his own.

Bloomberg News | January 30, 2018 | 11:49 am

Rio Tinto autonomous trucks now hauling a quarter of Pilbara material

The miner's autonomous haulage system (AHS) fleet has already moved over one billion tonnes of ore and waste material within the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 30, 2018 | 2:56 am

CHART: Hedge funds have never been this bullish about the oil price

Large scale speculators in West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude oil futures have built up bullish positions equivalent to a staggering 1 billion barrels.

Frik Els | January 29, 2018 | 3:05 pm

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