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India’s plans to double coal production ignore climate threat

India's coal production is expected to reach 1.5 billion tons by 2030.

Bloomberg News | January 9, 2024 | 11:01 am

Battery metal price plunge is closing mines and stalling deals

Junior producers have been particularly hard hit.

Bloomberg News | January 9, 2024 | 8:59 am

New material efficiently extracts uranium from seawater

Using electrochemical extraction, a new material attracts hard-to-get uranium ions…

Staff Writer | January 9, 2024 | 6:06 am

2023 commodities report: winners and losers in the global market

Commodities as a whole had a challenging year, with the…

U.S. Global Investors | January 8, 2024 | 12:04 pm

Nature emits mercury but not as much as humans do – study

Recent estimates show that mining and burning fossil fuels are…

Staff Writer | January 8, 2024 | 5:05 am

Newcrest interim CEO on Newmont merger, and why copper could soon outshine gold

Newmont had to come back quite a few times before Newcrest’s board “felt we could not say no.”

Alisha Hiyate | July 28, 2023 | 2:03 pm

Vale to sell 13% stake in base metals unit for $3.4 billion

Vale Base Metals is expected to invest $25-30 billion in new projects across Brazil, Canada and Indonesia over the next decade.

Staff Writer | July 27, 2023 | 4:25 pm

Coal plant moratorium pushed by UK, Canada in letter to G20

China is working to add almost 100 gigawatts of new capacity powered by the polluting fuel.

Bloomberg News | July 27, 2023 | 7:33 am

Children living in cobalt-rich areas in the DRC show poor educational outcomes – study

Research shows that children who work in cobalt extraction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo do not achieve the same level of education as those living in other parts of the country.

Staff Writer | July 27, 2023 | 6:06 am

Aluminum foil boosts development of batteries for next-gen long-range vehicles

US-based researchers have addressed aluminum’s fundamental issues as a battery anode.

Staff Writer | July 25, 2023 | 5:05 am

France’s EDF sees progressive recovery in nuclear production

Electricite de France expects 300 to 330 terawatt hours of nuclear output this year and 315 to 345 TWh in 2024.

Bloomberg News | July 23, 2023 | 9:31 am

World’s biggest wind power projects are in crisis just as they are needed most

Offshore wind projects are facing an economic crisis that erased billions of US dollars in planned spending this week.

Bloomberg News | July 23, 2023 | 9:15 am

Hoarding: European warehouses storing €7 billion worth of solar panels – report

Chinese-manufactured solar photovoltaic panels are piling up in European warehouses, with approximately 40 gigawatts-direct current of capacity in storage.

Staff Writer | July 23, 2023 | 7:27 am

CHARTS: Value of world’s 50 biggest mining companies slump $356bn from post-pandemic peak

MINING.COM’s ranking of world’s biggest miners welcomes the first Indonesian company to the top tier and Perth as the city hosting the greatest number on the list.

Frik Els | July 21, 2023 | 2:35 pm

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