October 8, 2020 Gold price rally lifts value of top 50 mining companies above $1 trillion for the first time The Top 50 most valuable mining companies added $80.2 billion in market capitalization over the three months to end September.
October 7, 2020 BHP freezes membership of lobby group over Greens campaign The Queensland Resources Council stepped up its advocacy against the environment-focused Greens ahead of an election this month in coal-rich Queensland state.
October 5, 2020 UK Gov’t temporarily halts coal mine approval West Cumbria Mining's Woodhouse Colliery would be the nation’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years.
October 5, 2020 Vanilla redox-flow batteries are now a thing Scientists have found a way to make the energy storage system environmentally friendlier.
October 2, 2020 UK’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years approved Move threatens to undermine the government’s pledge to be carbon neutral by 2050.
September 30, 2020 A fight over gas in Australia has delivered a win for fossil fuels Decision to give the go-ahead to Santos Ltd.'s $2.6 billion coal-seam gas project follows a decade-long struggle with environmentalists and regulators.
September 29, 2020 US coal suffers one-two punch as plants shut, miner deal nixed Independent power producer Vistra said it would shutter seven plants, while Peabody and Arch Resources scrapped a planned JV aimed at cutting production costs.
September 27, 2020 Renewables may see a boost under a Biden presidency – report Coal, on the other hand, may see darker days.
September 25, 2020 California is banning gasoline cars. Now the EV race begins Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered regulators to phase out the internal combustion engine and ban the sale of all new gasoline-fueled cars after 2035.
September 22, 2020 Laser mining – the light at the end of the tunnel? The GOC prototype addresses key issues like mining using less explosives, chemicals and waste.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
