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High-quality concrete produced with coal fly ash

Scientists at Rice University are employing flash Joule heating to remove toxic heavy metals from fly ash and use the resulting product to manufacture concrete.

Staff Writer | March 31, 2023 | 5:20 am

Gold price gains on weaker dollar, with eyes on inflation data

Spot gold was up 0.8% at $1,980.46 per ounce by…

Staff Writer | March 30, 2023 | 3:33 pm

Fire shuts Peabody coal mine and there’s no estimate for restart

The Shoal Creek mine, about 56 kilometers west of Birmingham,…

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2023 | 1:00 pm

EU’s Vestager optimistic for battery minerals deal similar to Japan’s

The European Commission Executive Vice President said on Thursday she…

Reuters | March 30, 2023 | 12:29 pm

US plans Tanzania trade boost as Kamala Harris tours Africa

Harris's office highlighted US support for a plan by LifeZone…

Reuters | March 30, 2023 | 7:53 am

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Global carmakers now target $515 billion for EVs, batteries

Global automakers are amping up investments aimed at weaning car buyers away from fossil fuels and meeting increasingly tough decarbonization targets.

Reuters | November 10, 2021 | 10:51 am

Gold price marches to 5-month peak as tune of inflation amplifies

Gold is now on course for a fifth straight day of gains.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 10, 2021 | 9:36 am

Opportunities, challenges of fuel cell EVs in heavy-duty applications – report

A new report by IDTechEx discusses the role of fuel cell EVs when it comes to addressing the need for long-range zero-emission vehicles.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 10, 2021 | 5:14 am

Greenland bans uranium mining, blocking vast rare earths project

The ban affects the Kvanefjeld rare earths project, one of the world’s biggest, as it would have produced uranium as a by-product.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 10, 2021 | 3:43 am

UEC acquires Rosatom’s Uranium One assets, creating largest uranium miner in US

There are seven projects in the U1A portfolio, three of which are fully permitted.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 9, 2021 | 9:28 am

i-80 Gold hails “substantial” economic opportunity at Granite Creek

PEA for the project, located near Nevada Gold Mine's Twin Creeks and Turquoise Ridge, supports both open pit and underground mines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 9, 2021 | 6:25 am

Investors pushed mining giants to quit coal. Now it’s backfiring

Anglo American's strategy reversal has become a case study for unintended consequences.

Bloomberg News | November 9, 2021 | 4:00 am

USGS seeking public comment on revised critical minerals list

There are currently 50 critical minerals listed in the revised draft.

MINING.com Editor | November 8, 2021 | 3:46 pm

Alcoa to restart long idled capacity at Australian aluminum smelter

The company's aluminum production lines in Australia have been mothballed since 2009.

Reuters | November 8, 2021 | 4:07 am

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