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Nuclear energy could drive decarbonisation in Canada’s heavy industries – report

Research shows small modular reactors' potential to decarbonize heat and power in high-emitting industrial sectors.

MINING.com Editor | March 31, 2021 | 3:34 pm

New fuel from plastic waste aims to replace fossil fuels in marine industry

Clean Planet Energy plans to use non-recyclable waste plastics to…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 31, 2021 | 7:01 am

US thermal coal earnings to rise, with some ESG risk caveats – report

Moody's expects US thermal exports will increase to about 30-35…

MINING.com Editor | March 29, 2021 | 1:11 pm

Coal country races to shield itself from Biden’s climate plan

Lawmakers in mining states from Wyoming to West Virginia are…

Bloomberg News | March 29, 2021 | 6:16 am

Decommissioning, environmental costs often underestimated – study

Swedish researchers say insufficient financial reporting by mining companies may…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 29, 2021 | 6:11 am

Botswana Diamonds soars on promising find at South African project

Sampling work at Ontevreden, part of the Vutomi joint venture, seems to prove the presence of high-grade kimberlite pipes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 29, 2017 | 3:45 am

World’s largest coal miner looking to buy metal mines abroad

Coal India's plan to diversify into mining metals such as copper and nickel with no prior experience is being seen by analysts as a long-term strategy to firm up revenues, with no immediate results in sight.

Reuters | September 29, 2017 | 2:00 am

China bought tonnes of North Korean coal

North Korea’s biggest trading partner imported 1.64 million tonnes of coal in August

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 28, 2017 | 5:49 pm

More opposition to Berkeley’s uranium mine in Spain

Nuclear energy experts from a variety of countries expressed their support to the protest actions carried out by Stop Uranio against Berkeley Minera España

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 28, 2017 | 4:55 pm

Trump’s solar tariff confusion creates an opportunity

The solar sector is reeling from confusion, and stock prices are reeling right along with it.

Oilprice.com | September 28, 2017 | 10:28 am

World’s ‘most beautiful diamond’ to go under Christie’s hammer

Discovered in February last year in eastern Angola, the 404.20-carat rough diamond was also the largest found so far in the southern African country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 28, 2017 | 3:09 am

Polish exporter to fill domestic coal hole with U.S. imports

Affected by a domestic coal shortage, Poland's largest exporter Weglokoks had to order a shipment from the US so that it can honour contracts with its overseas buyers.

Reuters | September 27, 2017 | 4:00 am

China to revoke over 1,000 iron ore mining licences amid pollution crackdown

Figure represents about a third of the country's iron ore mines currently in operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 27, 2017 | 3:10 am

China wants to reduce winter pollution by cutting steel production

China is expected to slash in half the rate of steel production in Tangshan, a city in the north-east that produces 11 per cent of the country’s total output

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 25, 2017 | 5:30 pm

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