February 2, 2017 Denmark’s largest energy firm to ditch coal by 2023 Coal consumption had been cut by 73% since 2006, Dong Energy said, and its power stations would replace the fossil fuel with sustainable biomass.
February 2, 2017 Coal use in Europe on its way out — report Coal generation in Europe is falling and will continue to do so due to competition from cleaner energy sources and governments efforts to cut emissions, a study by The Economist…
January 29, 2017 These 10 mines have the world’s most valuable ore Readers may be surprised to learn that precious metals mines are well behind two uranium cash cows.
January 2, 2017 China to become net importer of some rare earths New study says after lengthy and painful adjustment, rare earth industry will return to growth led by global government initiatives around green energy.
December 21, 2016 Gold price: The great year-end ETF liquidation sale Heavy selling of gold ETFs is creating its own momentum – many investors are under water after buying 160 tonnes in GLD this year at prices above today's
December 21, 2016 Without China global mining would be smaller than in 2000 TABLE: China's copper demand grew 11-fold in 15 years – the rest of the world shrunk. Sans China, the nickel market would've barely broken a million tonnes.
December 20, 2016 Venezuela misses payout to Spokane gold junior Gold Reserve says initial $300m payment from Venezuela government under $770m copper-gold project seizure settlement "expected in the next few days."
November 24, 2016 Zinc shoots to 8-year high on expected metal deficit The last time the benchmark zinc price was this high, Americans were in the throws on an election that saw Barack Obama take over from George W. Bush.
November 9, 2016 Coal, oil industries see brighter future after Trump victory He has promised to ease regulations on the coal and oil sectors, and pull the US from global agreements aimed to curb climate change.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
