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Norway eyes sea change in deep dive for metals instead of oil

Country could license companies for deep-sea mining as early as 2023, its oil and energy ministry told Reuters.

Reuters | January 12, 2021 | 8:57 am

India sees $55bn investment in clean coal over next decade

The investment will be made in clean coal facilities, including…

Bloomberg News | January 11, 2021 | 8:51 am

Energy protectionism in Mexico has made climate the victim

President López Obrador cut the knees off a booming renewables…

Bloomberg News | January 10, 2021 | 8:55 am

Scientists use microwave oven to turn coal into graphite

Nano-graphite was obtained from coal by using copper foil, glass…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 10, 2021 | 7:00 am

Copper, iron ore price rally adds $250bn to top 50 mining companies

The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies jumps to a…

MINING.com Editor | January 7, 2021 | 3:05 pm

Regional integration key to unlocking economic potential in Latin America

There is a critical need for large-scale investment and regional integration to unlock greater economic potential and mitigate risks for the energy sector in Latin America and the Caribbean, report shows.

World Energy Council | May 31, 2017 | 8:30 am

Kinder Morgan Canada falls in trading debut on concerns over Trans Mountain project

Construction of the $7.4 billion project is scheduled to begin in September and should be completed by December 2019.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2017 | 10:15 am

Coal mine openings in the US inject some hope into beleaguered sector

Corsa Coal’s Acosta Deep mine, to begin operations in June, will create about 600 jobs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2017 | 4:18 am

Goodbye smokestacks: Startup invents zero-emission fossil fuel power

Zero-emission fossil fuel power sounds like an oxymoron. But when that 25-megawatt demonstration plant is fired up later this year, it will burn natural gas in pure oxygen.

Science Magazine | May 29, 2017 | 12:05 pm

Even with iron ore prices diving, NASA fast tracks mission to $10,000 quadrillion asteroid

If NASA is successful in its mission to 16 Psyche, one of the most massive asteroids found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, humans will have a first ever chance of exploring a world made of iron, not rock or ice.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2017 | 10:15 am

China’s coal-rich Shanxi province to halt or slow mines construction until 2020

Shanxi province accounts for about 25% of China's coal output and has vowed to cut 20 million tonnes of overcapacity this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2017 | 4:38 am

Here’s why I think renewable energy is finally living up to hype

Global markets have steadily been adding renewables such as wind and solar to their energy mix for several years now, but according to a handful of new reports, 2016 might have been the tipping point.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | May 26, 2017 | 10:14 am

Panel looks to overhaul Canadian oil and gas project approvals

Only after a project got a conditional yes or no from the federal government would it enter a two-year environmental review.

Business In Vancouver - Nelson Bennett | May 25, 2017 | 10:42 am

Swedish miner begins massive relocation of whole city

While some residents of Kiruna have moved already, the first of the town’s historic buildings has just been hoisted up on a truck and transported to its new location.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 25, 2017 | 9:37 am

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