Australia’s AGL to shut all coal plants by 2050
Australia's No.2 power retailer's decision aims to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
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Rio Tinto claims it will ‘thrive’ on lower iron ore prices
The miner defended his decision to boost production, which has led to sinking prices and threatens to put some competitors out of business.
Research team at WVU works to make mines safer
The number and severity of injuries associated with the use of ultra-heavy equipment in surface mines is a persistent safety concern. A cross-disciplinary team of faculty and students at West Virginia University are working to ease those concerns.
The message from the Australian Front is uranium is looking more attractive: Patersons’ Simon Tonkin
In this interview with The Energy Report, Tonkin tells us how the uranium investment space works—and which junior explorers in Australia, Africa and North America look attractive as the price of yellowcake continues to stabilize.
GRP pipes could solve SA’s sewage crisis
Municipalities across South Africa are facing a sewage and wastewater crisis as the country’s dilapidated pipe lines, mainly constructed out of steel or asbestos cement and installed in the 1960’s, reach the end of their effective lifespan.
Codelco to unveil plan to speed up delayed Chuquicamata mine expansion
The plan seeks to tackle an almost yearlong delay in the project to turn century-old Chuquicamata open pit mine into an underground operation.
Southern Copper’s $1.2bn Toquepala mine expansion OK’d
The expansion will boost the capacity of the Peruvian mine's copper concentrator to 120,000 tonnes per day from 60,000.
Thousands stand up for Canadian mine threatened with closure in Greece
About 4,000 people protested Thursday in Athens against the government decision to revoke Canada's Eldorado Gold Corp.'s licence to develop a gold mine in Skouries.
CHARTS: What will happen to gold price after Greek exit
New study shows Greek bond yields as proxy for euro-zone break-up risk is more reliable than the strength of the US dollar in predicting the gold price.
