Denmark’s largest energy firm to ditch coal by 2023
Coal consumption had been cut by 73% since 2006, Dong Energy said, and its power stations would replace the fossil fuel with sustainable biomass.
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Coal use in Europe on its way out — report
Coal generation in Europe is falling and will continue to do so due to competition from cleaner energy sources and governments efforts to cut emissions, a study by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) shows.
Cameco to lose $1.3bn as Japan’s TEPCO cancels uranium contract
Tepco’s termination of the contract would affect about 9.3 million pounds of uranium deliveries through 2028, Cameco said.
Randgold resumes Tongon mine operations after deal with workers
Employees who had staged an illegal sit-in at the mine returned to work Wednesday after management and authorities reached a deal with them, the company said.
Here’s what miners should expect and do in 2017
While companies face different outlooks and challenges depending on the commodity they mine and their size, Deloitte says they should all should be looking for the answer to one common question — “Going forward, where should we play and how can we win?"
Workers vote to strike at Escondida, world’s largest copper mine
Strike could begin as early as Friday, but will likely be postponed for a five-day government mediation to attempt a resolution.
Deutsche Bank won’t finance any coal projects any longer
It has decided not to finance any greenfield thermal coal mining or coal-fired plants and it will also reduce its existing exposure to the sector.
Moon Express ready for first private lunar trip after raising another $20M
The private space exploration firm has enough money to hit the moon by the end of 2017.
Gold soars past $1,200 on Trump’s immigration ban, comments on Germany
Spot gold climbed 0.4% to $1,200.00 per ounce in early trade, while April Comex bullion was last up $10.20 an ounce at $1,206.30.
Lucapa adds Motahe project in Lesotho to portfolio, shares jump
The project, which has existing infrastructure, a camp and a diamond processing plant in place, is located just 5km from Letšeng, the highest dollars-per-carat kimberlite diamond mine in the world.
Savannah nears full ownership of Barroso lithium lease
The Aldeia lease transfer would expand Barroso’s resource base as Savannah targets EU lithium supply and advances permitting.
