China’s imports of Russian coal slump as import taxes bite
Russia is still China’s No. 2 supplier after Indonesia, but the threat of trade actions could start to affect its eastward flows.
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Australian coal miners woo private capital as banks get leery
Australian coal producers are increasingly dabbling in high-interest private loans as lenders look to replace reluctant banks that are held back by ESG concerns.
British Columbia funds new extraction technology
BC invested $630,000 from the Province’s Innovative Clean Energy Fund in cleantech startup pH7 Technologies to conduct a pilot project.
Alaska governor calls on Biden to update mine permit process
Governor Dunleavy sued Biden last week for the president's 2023 decision to block the giant Pebble project. The suit seeks more than $700 billion.
SQM, Codelco agree to extend deadline on tie-up terms to the end of May
Deadline to set terms on a partnership extended from the end of this month.
Sibanye-Stillwater appoints head of uranium
Greg Cochran's appointment is effective June 1.
Calibre raising $74m to advance projects in Canada, US and Nicaragua
Chief among Calibre’s projects is the wholly owned Valentine open pit gold development in central Newfoundland.
Platinum metals face structural hit to demand from electric vehicle revolution
According to analysts at Macquarie, demand for both platinum and palladium from the auto sector will start falling beyond 2025.
China’s copper smelters to discuss fees as crisis roils sector
Smelters including Jiangxi Copper and Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group will meet in Shanghai next Thursday, according to Bloomberg.