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China said to maintain Australia coal go-slow until after polls

China will maintain a slowdown in coal imports from Australia until Beijing has assessed government policy in Canberra after federal elections in May.

Bloomberg News | April 24, 2019 | 3:45 pm

‘Land no one else wants’ gets solar as coal-and-nukes era fades

Solar and wind farms are being developed or built in places not normally associated with clean energy, and in some regions long resistant to it.

Bloomberg News | April 24, 2019 | 11:53 am

Top miners back autonomous systems guidelines

The document divides operations into six levels, from zero (entirely manual) to five (fully autonomous), and assists in the preparation of a business case for autonomous mining, depending on level and needs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 24, 2019 | 8:55 am

BMW to buy cobalt direct from Australia, Morocco for EV batteries

The announcement came as the London Metal Exchange (LME) launched an initiative under which it could ban or delist brands that are not responsibly sourced by 2022.

Reuters | April 23, 2019 | 9:41 am

Rio finds one of its largest white diamonds ever at Argyle mine

The 28-carat diamond, named Argyle Octavia, will be auctioned in Antwerp, Belgium.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 23, 2019 | 5:09 am

Australian mining group asks government to repeal nuclear power ban

The Minerals Council of Australia issued a communiqué following Scott Morrison’s comments where he said he would be okay with receiving proposals from the nuclear energy industry.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 22, 2019 | 7:27 am

How energy-deprived areas benefit from vanadium redox batteries

Vanadium redox flow batteries have a 20+ year lifespan and at the end of the battery’s mechanical life, the electrolyte can be re-used over and over again.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 21, 2019 | 9:42 am

Fortescue pares annual iron ore shipments guidance after cyclone

The world's no. 4 iron ore miner cut its fiscal 2019 shipments estimate to 165 million-170 million tonnes, down from 165 million-173 million tonnes.

Reuters | April 19, 2019 | 11:22 am

Done deal: Newmont Goldcorp becomes world’s No. 1 gold miner

Newmont Goldcorp is now the world’s largest gold producer by market value, output and reserves, as well as the only bullion producer listed on the S&P 500 Index.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 18, 2019 | 5:43 am

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