June 21, 2018 New York-based equity fund buys Ireland-focused Dalradian for Cdn$537m Shares in the gold miner went ballistic over the news, jumping around 52% in London and more than 59% in Toronto.
June 19, 2018 US-China trade spat wipes $57B from top mining stocks in fortnight Copper, iron ore prices drop, mining majors punished as US threatens more tariffs on "predatory" Chinese imports and Beijing calls it "blackmail".
June 18, 2018 Coal plants keep shutting despite Trump’s order to rescue them Since 2010, nearly 40 percent of the capacity of the nation’s fleet of coal-fired power plants has either been shut down or designated for closure.
June 15, 2018 Trump trade war blows up big week for mining majors A week choc-a-bloc with billion dollar copper, iron ore and cobalt deals ends with huge drop in prices and sell-off in stocks of mining's biggest names.
June 15, 2018 South Africa’s new mining charter to credit past black deals The charter produced in 2017, drafted by previous Minerals Minister Mosebenzi Zwane, threatened as many as 100,000 jobs.
June 15, 2018 Seawater yields first grams of yellowcake Yarn-like material collects largest amount of uranium to date
June 14, 2018 Coal’s 20-year reign masks a brewing revolution BP’s latest Statistical Review of World Energy, released Wednesday, contains a chart that could leave environmentalists feeling somewhat flat.
June 14, 2018 Seawater yields first grams of yellowcake Yarn-like material collects largest amount of uranium to date.
June 14, 2018 Trump’s coal gambit may yield political points, not mining jobs President Donald Trump has asked Energy Secretary Rick Perry to take immediate action to stem closures of coal and nuclear power plants.
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