December 4, 2020

US Senate committee approves uranium reserve bill

Uranium from companies owned, controlled, or subject to jurisdictions in Russia or China are excluded from participating in the program.

December 4, 2020

Two coal companies bankrupted by covid as industry slides

Coal has been hit hard this year because of the decrease in demand for electricity to run offices, factories and stores.

December 4, 2020

Glencore taps coal head Gary Nagle as new CEO

Announcement came as the Swiss firm revealed an ambitious plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

December 2, 2020

China coking coal surges as covid throttles Mongolia border

Coking coal prices in China have soared to a four-year high after a new covid-19 outbreak slowed border crossings from Mongolia.

December 2, 2020

Research gets closer to making nuclear fusion power a reality

A study conducted in Australia but funded by the US Air Force brings research one step closer to harnessing fusion power as a future energy source.

December 1, 2020

Trump taps loan program he tried to kill to help mining

The loan program was created to help fund clean energy technology programs and electric vehicles.

November 26, 2020

Dubai gets Arab Gulf’s first, and perhaps last, coal power plant

Dubai is starting up the $3.4 billion Hassyan coal plant, with capacity being increased from an initial 600 mega watts to 2,400 by 2023.

November 26, 2020

EPA greenlights Azarga Uranium South Dakota project

The agency issued the final permits for Azarga’s Class III and Class V underground injection control activities at Dewey Burdock.

November 24, 2020

US coal miners call on Trump to move on

Leader of the nation’s top mining union, representing about 80,000 workers, says is time for Trump to concede.

November 24, 2020

China coal imports to increase in December – report

Wood Mackenzie says seaborne thermal coal imports are expected to grow from 9.5 Mt to 20 Mt in December.