Yellen says South African coal communities need $3.5 billion South Africa has identified more than R60 billionĀ of investments needed to help communities in the coal-mining Mpumalanga province. Bloomberg News | January 27, 2023 | 8:34 am
TotalEnergies buys extra Canada oil sands project stake, squeezing Suncor On Friday TotalEnergies announced it will acquire an extra 6.65% stake in Fort Hills Reuters | January 27, 2023 | 8:22 am
Norway finds ‘substantial’ mineral resources on its seabed The Nordic country, a major oil and gas exporter, is considering whether to open its offshore areas to deep-sea mining. Reuters | January 27, 2023 | 8:17 am
Graphic: Electric vehicles throw palladium’s mega-rally into reverse An era of breathtaking palladium rallies is likely to be ending, analysts said. Reuters | January 27, 2023 | 8:10 am
Vedanta profit plummets 41% on soft metal prices Prices of zinc, aluminum have fallen from their peaks by over 15% in 2022 from a year earlier. Reuters | January 27, 2023 | 7:55 am
R&D made more accessible for Australian small, medium-sized miners CSIRO is providing support for innovative proposals from small to medium-sized businesses in the mining space. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 27, 2023 | 6:10 am
Mining people: Li-FT Power, Patriot Battery Metals, Liberty Gold Key moves in the mining sector. Staff Writer | January 27, 2023 | 6:07 am
Plug Power scraps electrolyser plant partnership with Fortescue The project, announced in October 2021, is a key plank in Fortescue's ambition to become a major green energy company. Reuters | January 26, 2023 | 5:16 pm
Weaker consumer confidence dents plug-in electric vehicle uptake Capitalight Research MD says unrealistic expectations for the energy transition could undermine the bullish demand scenarios. Henry Lazenby | January 26, 2023 | 4:04 pm