China leads world in energy transition, Wood Mackenzie says The world’s second-largest economy leads the energy transition and is on track to source half of its power from low-carbon energy. Trish Saywell | December 13, 2024 | 7:41 am
Rio Tinto’s $2.5 billion lithium plan is a win for Milei The miner plans to build a processing plant at Rincon with an annual capacity of 60,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate. Bloomberg News | December 13, 2024 | 7:27 am
Iron ore posts weekly gain as investors assess fresh Beijing stimulus Beijing pledged on Thursday to increase its budget deficit, issue more debt and loosen monetary policy. Reuters | December 13, 2024 | 7:23 am
Mining People: Vior, Critical Minerals, Mines D’or Orbec, TRX Gold, Standard Lithium, Osisko Development Key moves in the mining sector. Staff Writer | December 13, 2024 | 6:47 am
Australia’s $211 billion nuclear plan to change uranium mining The opposition's plan would require lifting uranium mining bans in certain states, creating new production hubs. Staff Writer | December 13, 2024 | 3:53 am
Mining sector cyberattacks linked to third-party supplier access in 76% of cases – report Growing challenges cybersecurity leaders faced in 2024 were in safeguarding cyber-physical systems. Staff Writer | December 12, 2024 | 4:45 pm
Canada weighs export taxes on uranium, oil if Trump starts trade war Canada is examining the use of export taxes on major commodities if incoming President Donald Trump carries out his threat to impose broad tariffs. Bloomberg News | December 12, 2024 | 1:35 pm
China tightens rules to curb methane emissions from coal mines More than 150 countries have already pledged to cut methane by 30% by 2030. Reuters | December 12, 2024 | 12:17 pm
Heliostar plans for January restart of La Colorada mine in Mexico La Colorada is currently producing gold through residual leaching after its previous operator stopped mining in late 2023. Staff Writer | December 12, 2024 | 12:13 pm