Bitcoin upstages electric cars as bigger source of power use
Miners of bitcoin could require up to 140 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2018. That’s more than expected power demand from electric vehicles in 2025.
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A full green shift still requires plenty of natural resources- they're just not the traditional fossil fuels we're used to.
Australia’s Port Hedland clearing out ships as Cyclone Joyce intensifies
The terminal expects to clear all remaining vessels from its harbour as safety measure after tropical cyclone intensified off nation's western coast.
Indonesia hopes to finalize Freeport contract talks by June
Although divestment issues are still unresolved, Indonesia hopes to finalize contract talks with Freeport McMoRan Inc over the Grasberg copper mine by June.
Mali mine takes B2Gold 2017 output to record high
This is the ninth consecutive year the Canadian miner achieves record annual gold production.
Mining profits are super-charged and BlackRock wants to get paid
“A lot of investors were really badly burned, ourselves included.”
Rio Tinto pulls offer for stake in world’s largest lithium miner
Decision doesn’t mean the miner has abandoned plans to capitalize on the electric-car boom, sources familiar with the matter say.
BHP is building an EV hub it doesn’t want to keep
The good luck for BHP is that only about 40 to 45 percent of existing nickel mine supply is suitable for processing into a battery-grade chemical product.
Alrosa 2017 sales fall to $4.3bn on lower average price for rough diamonds
Russian miner said the price decline for rough diamonds was due to the changed sales assortment resulting from an increased demand for small-sized rough rocks from India.
