May 23, 2024

Pakistan coal miners face expansion issue as China stops funding

In 2021, China President Xi Jinping pledged to halt all coal construction and financing abroad.

May 23, 2024

High concentrations of rare earths found in Utah, Colorado coal mines

Rare earth elements are concentrated in fine-grain shale units in Utah and Colorado active coal mines.

May 22, 2024

Fortescue excluded from world’s biggest hydropower plant development

The Grand Inga has long faced headwinds because of Congo’s history of corruption and the expected cost of the multiphase project.

May 21, 2024

Metal waste can be turned into catalyst for hydrogen production

Swarf, a byproduct of the metal machining industry, can anchor atoms of platinum or cobalt, leading to an efficient electrocatalyst.

May 20, 2024

Energy mogul makes 100-year bet on Argentina’s mineral wealth

Jose Luis Manzano has been snapping up mines and lithium-rich acreage in northern Argentina as well as tapping neighboring Brazil’s lithium valley.

May 16, 2024

US to offer up to $3.4 billion for nuclear fuel makers in June

In addition to Centrus, companies that could benefit from the spending include ConverDyn.

May 16, 2024

Global coal phase-out to cost between $200 billion, $2 trillion – study

Over $200 billion will be given as compensation to workers and local communities affected by coal phase-out programs globally.

May 14, 2024

European deep mine operators looking into underground energy storage

Underground energy storage gives end-of-life mine shafts, which otherwise face costly infilling and decommissioning costs, a second life.

May 13, 2024

Glencore seeks Australian carbon capture approval amid farmer protests

The company is planning a three-year, A$210 million pilot project that would pump 330,000 metric tons of CO2 from a coal-fired power plant.

May 13, 2024

E3 Lithium, Imperial Oil expand Alberta pilot project

The partners are advancing a pilot plant in Canada’s oil patch, where they are testing a direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology.