April 1, 2021

Germany to shut down 1.5 GW of coal generation by December

Germany has promised to abandon coal by 2038 and achieve a mostly carbon-free energy system by 2050.

March 31, 2021

Stars are aligning for uranium price rally

Two new reports argue for a leap in uranium prices as China commits to 46% increase in nuclear capacity, Europe designates it "green" and inventory is hoovered up.

March 31, 2021

Endeavour completes $200m investment by La Mancha

La Mancha holds an interest of about 19% in Endeavour Mining.

March 31, 2021

EU imposes tariffs on Chinese aluminum producers

The European Union has imposed duties on aluminum products imported from China after an investigation showed that they were being sold at unfairly low prices.

March 31, 2021

Greenland to hold election watched closely by global mining industry

Greenland holds an election next week that could decide the fate of vast deposits of rare earth metals.

March 31, 2021

Vale sells New Caledonia nickel assets to Trafigura

Vale said it will have a supply contract with the Trafigura-led consortium to off-take part of the nickel produced there.

March 31, 2021

New fuel from plastic waste aims to replace fossil fuels in marine industry

Clean Planet Energy plans to use non-recyclable waste plastics to produce two fuels expected to reduce CO2 emissions from the marine industry by 75%.

March 31, 2021

BMW, Volvo, Google and Samsung call for ban on deep-sea mining

They are the first global companies to have signed up a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) call for a moratorium on mining the seabed.

March 31, 2021

ABB, Hitachi to develop GHG-reducing solutions

The companies plan to apply ABB’s electrification, automation and digital solutions to mining trucks and excavators provided by Hitachi.

March 31, 2021

Congo launches state-owned cobalt miner

Entreprise Générale du Cobalt will sell cobalt hydroxide from artisanal miners under a five-year contract with trading house Trafigura.