Gold price backpedals as new US economic data gives boost to dollar
Gold prices are on track for a second consecutive yearly decline, with prices down more than $250 since March highs.
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Column: China draws in aluminum as domestic output shrinks
China's imports of primary aluminum jumped to a one-year high of 110,700 tonnes in November.
JPMorgan announces new climate targets covering iron, steel
The bank this year ranks as the sixth-largest arranger of loans and bond sales for oil, gas and coal companies.
How virtual reality makes geology more accessible
Students and other people interested in geology can have a ‘dry run’ experience and review techniques before reaching an actual site.
China’s abrupt covid shift hits supply chains from solar to coal
Mysteel reports that production of coking coal used by the steel industry has halved in the top mining hub of Shanxi.
Nippon Steel to start making low-carbon ingredients for green steel
Steel production accounts for about 7% to 9% of global CO2 emissions.
Conservationists move to permanently protect areas around proposed Pebble mine
The United States' top environmental non-profit and a regional land trust have raised $20 million to permanently protect 44,000 acres of land.
Canada blocks Glencore’s proposed coal mine project in British Columbia
Government determined adverse environmental effects of the proposed Sukunka Coal Mine Project, an open-pit metallurgical coal mine.
BHP makes $6.4 billion binding offer for OZ Minerals
The acquisition is BHP’s largest since the $12.1 billion purchase of Petrohawk Energy in 2011.