April 12, 2018 Glencore is losing billionaire allies to Trump’s sanctions In just four months, Glencore Plc chief Ivan Glasenberg has lost two of his closest business allies, billionaires Oleg Deripaska and Dan Gertler.
April 12, 2018 Coal dead? Peak oil demand? Five takes on fossil fuels’ future Mining mogul Bob Murray offered a passionate defense of coal, asserting that we’d all “die in the dark” without it.
April 12, 2018 Coal mogul’s novel plan to save coal is to buy it: Gadfly Bob Murray, CEO of Murray Energy Corp., has a novel idea to save U.S. coal: buy the stuff himself.
April 10, 2018 China utilities plan new coal import price index to curb volatility Even as China's government tries to cut the use of dirty fuels, coal still accounts for a majority of the country's power.
April 9, 2018 Iran to transfer yellowcake to uranium conversion facility The uranium from which the yellowcake was derived was originally extracted from the Saghand mine.
April 9, 2018 Private capital flowing into mining on track for record year The second largest ever private equity fund focused on mining closed in the first quarter – 13 funds aim to raise a further $4.9 billion in 2018.
April 8, 2018 How aluminum oxide’s liquid-like properties protect nuclear plants Thin layers of solid oxide protective coating for metals can deform as if they were liquid filling rust-caused cracks.
April 6, 2018 Qld coal, minerals exports propels Palaszczuk Government to trade target Queensland coal and mineral exports grew by $5.6 billion over the last 12 months.
April 5, 2018 Six miners killed in Georgia in coal mine accident – officials The accident had occurred at the Mindeli mine in Tkibuli, 200 km (124.27 miles) west of the capital Tbilisi.
April 5, 2018 Solar power drew $161 billion in 2017, more than any other technology Solar made up 57% of last year's total for all renewables (excluding large hydro) of $279.8 billion. It also towered above new investment in coal and gas generation capacity, estimated…
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