July 8, 2019

Mining energy snapshot: Eight juniors active in world’s uranium hotspots

While uranium oxide prices continue to drift in the doldrums, several uranium companies have still raised a bit of money to explore and carry out modest programs.

July 5, 2019

Power Resources buys Woodford-backed Metalysis

Power Resources Group mines in Rwanda for tantalum, used in mobile phones, and niobium, needed for high-strength alloys.

June 28, 2019

Record half-year for renewable energy in Germany

In the first half of 2019 renewable sources accounted for 44% of the electricity consumed in Germany, marking a record high.

June 27, 2019

Trump gift to coal industry won’t halt decline – report

New EPA rules make life easy for coal-fired plants, but industry still can't compete with natural gas or renewables.

June 27, 2019

PowerChina to build two hydro-power plants in Congo, partners say

Metal output in Congo is hampered by a shortage of power from the national grid,

June 27, 2019

Chile goes carbon-neutral, begins closing first eight coal-fired power stations

Move is part of an ambitious plan announced by the country's President in early June.

June 25, 2019

Massive solar storage project planned for Nevada desert

The projects mark one of the the biggest expansions of solar and storage ever proposed in the US.

June 25, 2019

Norway’s $1 trillion fund resumes investing in miners, oil and Walmart

It will invest again in miners Rio Tinto and Nutrien, as well as in retailer Walmart after their exclusions from the fund's investments on ethical grounds were revoked.

June 24, 2019

India’s annual coal demand rises to nearly one billion tonnes

Coal is among the top five commodities imported by India, one of biggest importers of the fuel despite having the world's fifth largest reserves.

June 23, 2019

RWE reviews mine protest damage, says power plants not at risk

German utility RWE AG is reviewing damage done by environmental campaigners who accessed the company’s Garzweiler open-pit mine in Germany’s Rhineland on Saturday.