December 16, 2022 Recent nuclear fusion news is more about hydrogen bombs than energy related The breakthrough the DOE announced this week involved the momentary ignition of a single fuel capsule, not something that can run a power plant.
December 16, 2022 Video: Why coal companies love bankruptcy US coal companies are required by law to clean up their old mines, but a common practice of transferring those mines to smaller operators has left many polluted sites unreclaimed…
December 16, 2022 Hedge funds say they lost $95 million in LME nickel crisis A group of hedge funds led by AQR Capital Management on Friday applied to force LME to hand over information relating to two key phone calls.
December 16, 2022 EnCore Energy wins court challenge to South Dakota uranium project The Oglala Sioux Tribe and watchdog group Aligning for Responsible Mining wanted a US appeals court to review its decision in August approving the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s licence.
December 16, 2022 Gold price facing worst week in a month after Fed’s hawkish signal Despite a slight gain on Friday, gold remains on course for its biggest weekly decline since mid-November.
December 16, 2022 World’s coal consumption set to breach new record this year Coal usage looks likely to increase by 1.2% in 2022, surpassing 8 billion tons in a single year for the first time.
December 16, 2022 Shutting huge copper project shows why miners worry about starting them Panama’s decision to close a giant copper mine couldn’t come at a worse time for the market.
December 16, 2022 China’s new iron ore buyer sets off biggest shakeup in years A new state-owned company called China Mineral Resources Group is poised to become the world’s biggest iron ore buyer as soon as next year.
December 16, 2022 Panama to shut down First Quantum’s giant copper mine Moves comes after the Canadian miner missed a deadline to finalize a deal that would have increased payments to the government from the mine.
December 15, 2022 British Columbia First Nations go to court to challenge province’s mineral claim regime At the heart of the case is the free entry mineral claim system that allows anyone to file a mineral claim without notifying or engaging with First Nations.
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm
