April 20, 2022

Glencore climate plan in spotlight on concern over methane emissions

A Glencore climate plan is facing greater scrutiny following a report that the company is understating methane emissions from some of its Australian coal mines.

April 19, 2022

Rio Tinto iron ore shipments drop on covid delays, flags China risks

Rio has also had to contend with a delay in production from a new greenfields mine.

April 18, 2022

Australia begins long road to retraining thousands of coal workers for clean energy roles

Clean energy could create more than 38 million jobs worldwide by the end of the decade.

April 18, 2022

Top 50 mining companies power through covid adding $1 trillion in value

Buoyant lithium, copper and gold prices lift value of top 50 mining stocks $1 trillion above covid lows – Russian miners prove resilient. 

April 15, 2022

Battery Metals Snapshot: Eight companies developing minerals critical for a low-carbon future 

As the world transitions away from fossil fuels to electrified transportation systems and energy networks, new deposits of the minerals required for a low-carbon future will need to be discovered…

April 14, 2022

Why end-of-life Li-ion batteries need to be discharged

Upon decommissioning, lithium batteries still contain significant amounts of energy which can lead to safety problems for transportation, disposal and recycling.

April 14, 2022

Rio Tinto exits state mining lobby amid climate rift

Rio has left the Queensland Resources Council after the mining lobby group raised concerns on the company's coal expansion plans.

April 13, 2022

Ore-sand: a sustainable source of sand that reduces mine waste

Researchers propose the idea of separating and repurposing sand-like materials from mine waste before they are added to the garbage stream.

April 12, 2022

Glencore investors urged by Glass Lewis to reject climate plan

As investors become ever more focused on climate, Glencore has laid a different strategy to many of its rivals.

April 12, 2022

Novo sells New Found Gold stake to Sprott for $100 million

NFG's flagship asset is the 100%-owned Queensway project in Newfoundland.