October 13, 2021

Billionaire miner sees next fortune in rush for clean energy

Andrew Forrest has been scouring the planet’s far-flung regions including Kyrgyzstan and the DRC for investment opportunities.

October 13, 2021

Silver-infused bacteria make fuel cells more efficient

Microbial fuel cells utilize natural bacteria to extract electrons from organic matter in wastewater to generate electrical currents.

October 12, 2021

Trafigura’s Puma Energy said to weigh sale of $1.5 billion Infra assets

Puma Energy has been unprofitable for years following a debt-fueled acquisition spree.

October 12, 2021

Scientists propose using CO2 to create Martian fuel

An updated chemical process could cheaply bring astronauts back from Mars and help mitigate climate change.

October 11, 2021

In a world fighting climate change, fossil fuels take revenge

The cost of coal has surged above $200 a tonne, surpassing the 2008 peak during the last commodity boom, and natural gas in Europe and Asia is at an all…

October 11, 2021

Billionaire Forrest plans green energy factory to rival China

Fortescue’s energy unit will build a plant with initial capacity to make two gigawatts of electrolyzers a year in Gladstone, Queensland.

October 7, 2021

Coal industry is getting ample funding to pile into new plants

Less than 5% of the firms on the Global Coal Exit List have announced a coal exit date, according to a report.

October 6, 2021

Iron ore price rout hacks $160 billion off Top 50 mining stocks

Iron ore’s whitenuckle descent took a chunk out of the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners amid a continuing rally in uranium, coal and lithium prices.

October 5, 2021

Vista thermal coal expansion will be subject to federal review after all

Coalspur Mines' Vista expansion in Alberta close enough to the 50% benchmark, Canada's minister of environment and climate change says.

October 5, 2021

Top miners doubt customers can match their zero-emissions target

The ICMM hopes that it’ll be able to announce Scope 3 goals by the end of 2023 at the latest.