Germany is taking steps to bolster gas supplies, Habeck says The German government is preparing to fire up more coal plants to keep the use of gas at a minimum. Bloomberg News | June 19, 2022 | 2:07 pm
New Wyoming facility to boost extraction of REEs from coal The Wyoming Innovation Center is a place for companies and researchers to work on developing asphalt, graphene, graphite, agricultural char, and carbon fibre, and extract rare earths from coal and coal byproducts. Staff Writer | June 19, 2022 | 1:37 pm
Peruvian government to extend tax refund benefit to mining, oil exploration The decision is based on the government’s desire to guarantee the growth of the mining sector, which is responsible for 63% of the country's exports. Staff Writer | June 19, 2022 | 12:40 pm
UN experts want better gold data as trade fuels Congo violence Governments need to improve and make public their gold trade data to help stem smuggling and violence around mines in eastern DRC. Bloomberg News | June 19, 2022 | 11:14 am
Australia’s opposition party flags more ambitious emissions goal But coal and gas are going to continue to be “part of the mix.” Bloomberg News | June 19, 2022 | 10:57 am
War derails plan to ditch coal after UK championed global cuts The UK aims to keep a reserve of coal-fired plants available this winter rather than shutting almost all of them as planned Bloomberg News | June 19, 2022 | 10:38 am
Guinea gives Simandou iron ore mine developers 14-day deadline Guinea has grown increasingly impatient with the companies that control the giant Simandou deposit. Reuters | June 19, 2022 | 10:18 am
Codelco unions ready strike after troubled Chile smelter shuttered Unions had threatened to strike for the past week if the Codelco board did not invest to upgrade the Ventanas smelter. Reuters | June 19, 2022 | 10:08 am
New mapping method may lead to discovery of new geothermal energy, green metal resources Researchers at the University of Twente developed a new method to analyze the earth's continental crust. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 19, 2022 | 6:10 am
