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How zinc can be extracted from waste ash

Swedish researchers separated zinc from fly ash by treating waste with an acid wash.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 20, 2020 | 7:00 am

Old coal mines can win a second life as green energy hotspots

Australia is studying plans to transform a disused underground coal…

Bloomberg News | December 18, 2020 | 8:41 am

Teck preparing for possible strike at Canada’s Westshore coal terminal

The terminal has throughput capacity of 33 million tonnes.

Reuters | December 17, 2020 | 3:20 pm

Small nuclear reactors can produce clean electricity for mining – CNA CEO

Nuclear technology can generate electricity without carbon output.

Amanda Stutt | December 17, 2020 | 2:25 pm

Canada unveils hydrogen strategy to kick-start clean fuel industry

Clean fuel sector could be worth C$50 billion, create 350,000…

Reuters | December 17, 2020 | 7:07 am

Adani to go ahead with polemic Carmichael coal mine after all

Despite opposition from organizations ranging from the United Nations to green groups and locals, work on the multibillion-dollar mine is expected to begin by September.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2017 | 8:01 am

CHART: Commodity prices slump to 50-year low against US stocks

S&P500 most expensive compared to commodities since late 1960s despite last year's rally in metals and mineral prices.

Frik Els | June 5, 2017 | 1:06 pm

Trump urged to end uranium mining ban near Grand Canyon

Supporters of the moratorium, which expires in 2032, say new mining activity will likely boost the risk of uranium-contaminated water flowing into the Canyon.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 5, 2017 | 3:48 am

How the US coal industry is reacting to the Paris Climate Accord withdrawal

While the global reaction to President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement was largely critical, at least one energy industry important to Trump celebrated his decision to break from the accord -- the coal industry.

ABC News | June 2, 2017 | 3:37 pm

Cheaper solar in India prompts rethink for coal projects

Power from solar panels now half the cost of a new coal plant

Bloomberg News | June 2, 2017 | 1:29 pm

Has Permian productivity peaked?

According to the EIA's Drilling Productivity Report, productivity (as opposed to absolute production) is set to fall next month in the Permian Basin.

Oilprice.com | June 2, 2017 | 11:43 am

New BC government could jeopardize Canadian oil exports

The upcoming change in British Columbia’s government could stall the Canadian oil industry’s plans to compete globally by exporting crude to Asia—the world’s fastest growing refining market of which Middle Eastern producers, Russia, and now the U.S. are vying for market share.

Oilprice.com | June 1, 2017 | 3:56 pm