April 30, 2023 Three-quarters of small earthquakes in South Korea related to mining explosions – study Out of 182,000 small seismic events that took place in seven years in South Korea, 135,000 were related to mining explosions.
April 28, 2023 Researchers push for using microbes to recover minerals, store carbon from mine tailings A new technique uses microbes to recover metals and store carbon from mine tailings.
April 27, 2023 Robots help ‘smart mines’ drive China’s coal build-out China invested $79 billion in coal production last year, according to the IEA, while the rest of the world combined spent $37 billion.
April 27, 2023 Suncor Energy to acquire TotalEnergies’ Canadian operations for $4 billion TotalEnergies holds a 31% working interest in the Fort Hills oil sands mining project and a 50% working interest in the Surmont in situ asset.
April 25, 2023 Low-tech ammonia production could help slash global CO2 emissions Researchers have discovered a way to make ammonia with tiny droplets of water and nitrogen from the air.
April 23, 2023 Seven dead after coal mine collapse in Colombia A coal mine collapsed last Thursday near the town of Cucunubá.
April 23, 2023 Blackbeard didn’t trade with coal, recent discoveries show The US Navy is to blame for some coal found on one of Blackbeard’s ships.
April 22, 2023 Biden plans to slash planet-warming pollution from power plants The Biden administration is preparing to propose stringent limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants.
April 21, 2023 Summit Nanotech ready to scale up direct lithium extraction technology Canada’s Summit Nanotech is opening a facility in Chile with the goal to scale up its denaLi direct lithium extraction technology.
April 20, 2023 Mining companies need new strategies to deliver low-carbon transition – report “In the last year, energy security has trumped sustainability,” says Wood Mackenzie.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
