Gates-backed firm joins Bluejay on battery metals quest
KoBold Metals, a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires, will pay $15m in exploration funding for Greenland project.
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Iron ore shipments from the Ponta da Madeira port in São Luís were 18% lower than expected in July, according to Marine Traffic.
Mali’s gold exports ease 0.3% in 2020
Covid-19-related work stoppages impacted Mali's gold output in 2020.
Talks at world’s top copper mine are heading for a tense finale
A months-long wage negotiation at the world’s biggest copper mine is heading into a tense finale over the coming days.
UN asks Grupo Mexico to compensate victims of Buenaventura mine spill
The Mexican chapter of the High Commissioner’s Office for Human Rights of the United Nations demanded full compensation from Grupo Mexico to […]
Electrification may allow mines to generate extra income — report
A report by IDTechEx states that once depleted, some electric mines mat transition to being zero-emission power stations.
How fossil fuels can help decarbonize the economy
Experts at Rice University say one of the keys to slashing CO2 emissions is in splitting hydrocarbon molecules into hydrogen and solid carbon.
North Carolina County where Piedmont plans lithium project temporarily bans mining
Piedmont last autumn signed a deal to supply US electric automaker Tesla Inc with lithium sourced from its deposits in North Carolina, sending the company’s stock up tenfold.
Canada blocks proposed Rocky Mountain coal mine on environmental grounds
Energy regulators last month said the Grassy Mountain project, proposed by a unit of Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting, would not be in the public interest.
