June 30, 2023

German coal miners under fire for unfair edge in renewables push

Concerns are mounting that lignite miners are exploiting an unfair advantage in the country’s race to go green.

June 30, 2023

Researchers discover fault activation pattern in mining disturbance

China-based researchers discovered a zigzag wave pattern on the relationship curve between coal mining and roof displacement in the vicinity of a fault.

June 29, 2023

Researchers find correlation between cadmium exposure and residing close to mine sites in China

Urinary cadmium levels were higher in people living near mining areas in China’s Hunan Province than in those living in other places.

June 28, 2023

India’s govt lists 30 critical minerals in clean energy push

List includes nickel, titanium, vanadium and tungsten.

June 28, 2023

New method helps produce heavy metal-free biosolids for fertilizers, biochar

Researchers have developed a method to remove heavy metals from biosolids to reuse them and produce high-grade biochar.

June 28, 2023

BHP wants Australia to scrap nuclear power ban

Nuclear “must be part of the conversation” in Australia says Laura Tyler, BHP's chief technical officer.

June 28, 2023

French minister to push €1 billion uranium deal on trip to Mongolia

President Emmanuel Macron has said Japan and France will work together to boost French energy sovereignty through the supply of critical metals from Mongolia.

June 27, 2023

South African mines seek to turn up renewables to ease power crisis

Frequent breakdowns by state-owned utility Eskom's ageing coal-fired plants have led to extensive power cuts.

June 27, 2023

Worsening rail bottlenecks pummel South Africa’s coal exports

The country is on course to deliver less coal to the coast for export than last year.

June 26, 2023

Biden energy subsidies risk distorting critical metals market, UK minister warns

The IRA is “a challenge to other countries to put down their versions of this also."