October 19, 2018

Nova Scotia needs $19.5m to unlock mineral potential

The mining and quarrying industry is seeking government funding for an airborne geophysical survey program, considered an essential tool for attracting investment and job creation to the province.

October 18, 2018

India’s renewables sector forecast to double in the next five years

In the near term, coal remains to be the hot topic in India.

October 18, 2018

Spanish environmentalists demand mine closures

The activists expressed their complaints at the European Parliament.

October 17, 2018

BHP says it has seen no material impact from trade tensions

Though we have not seen a material impact on our business, we remain cautious in the near term

October 16, 2018

The dirt on clean electric cars is just under the hood

Clean cars, dirty batteries.

October 15, 2018

Mineral industry needs to change its exploration and financing model if dearth of green fields discoveries to be overcome

Australia’s chronic shortage of Greenfields mineral discoveries can only be overcome by changing the sector’s exploration, financing and training models, according to a keynote speaker at a major international geoscience…

October 15, 2018

On and off wind and solar power pushing coal plants to the brink

Nebraska's biggest power source is routinely pushed aside to make room for more wind and solar energy.

October 15, 2018

Europe to spend billions on lithium-ion battery plants

The goal is to reduce reliance on batteries from Asia, particularly China and South Korea.

October 15, 2018

Top uranium producer Kazatomprom may sell 25% stake in London/Astana float

 Kazatomprom to sell up to 25 pct stake on LSE, AIX whilst the sovereign wealth fund remains 75% owner.

October 15, 2018

More than 400 jobs to go at Glencore’s Hail Creek coal mine

The company also said it would reconfigure the mining methods used at Hail Creek, a process that will be phased in over the next 18 months.