September 25, 2013 Iron ore giant Vale has a secret that it won’t share The Brazilian miner is considering more non-core asset sales by the end of the year... and it is also working on a secret, "surprising" deal.
September 25, 2013 Mining investments a lot safer in Mozambique, Burkina Faso and PNG Other notable good performers in the 2013 Corruption Risk Index are Senegal and Botswana.
September 24, 2013 Pavel Molchanov: How to make money with clean tech energy (it can be done!) Clean tech is much more than solar panels. So if you're squeamish from the Solyndra bankruptcy, it's time to do some more homework.
September 24, 2013 Mining and other human activities hurting coral reefs, causing sea life extinction: report Species living in declining reef habitats, such as Australia’s Great Barrier, likely to go extinct.
September 24, 2013 Fortune Minerals moving to peacefully resolve Arctos coal disturbance "It is our sincere hope that this show of good faith by Fortune will help bring resolution to issues at and near our Arctos project site including any protests."
September 23, 2013 Soitec announces record-breaking solar cell efficiency Group reveals solar cell with 44.7% efficiency.
September 23, 2013 Saskatchewan leads the way on coal with CCS The province’s leading electricity supplier SaskPower is preparing to commission a new 110MW coal fired boiler with full CCS.
September 23, 2013 One in ten Australian mining professionals unemployed The figure is up from just 2% only 12 months ago.
September 20, 2013 ‘One of the ugliest political crash landings’ – Norway abandons carbon capture project Norway scraps project to keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere by tucking it under the ocean floor.
September 20, 2013 New EPA standards go ‘way too far, way too fast,” says Arch Coal 'Coal plants with near-zero greenhouse gas emissions will be achievable in time, but such technology is simply not available today.'
US asks allies to step up measures on Chinese minerals Ending US reliance on the minerals has been a top priority for Washington since last year, when Beijing imposed export restrictions on rare earths. January 15, 2026 | 04:05 pm