August 26, 2018

Fueling a town with waste

In Benin, six tonnes of organic waste are turned into biogas every week.

August 26, 2018

The secret to safer oil & gas pipelines: graphene

Only in the US, corrosion costs the oil and gas industry $1.4 billion a year.

August 24, 2018

Kremlin aide wants top firms to invest more rather than pay windfall tax

Kremlin aide Andrei Belousov said on Friday he would like major Russian firms to invest in social projects rather than pay higher taxes.

August 23, 2018

World’s first autonomous and electric container vessel to launch in early 2020

About half the cost of the ship will be paid for by the Norwegian government.

August 23, 2018

Centerra, Kyrgyz Gov’t delay completion of deal over Kumtor mine

Extension of the deadline, the fifth one so far this year, seeks reaching final agreement that would end long-running dispute over the country’s largest gold mine.

August 22, 2018

Chinese, Canadian-Finnish, Cypriot firms bid for Serbia copper mine

China's Zijin Mining, Canadian-Finnish fund Champion and Cyprus-based U Gold have bid for a strategic partnership in RTB Bor, Serbia's only copper mine and smelter.

August 22, 2018

Russian ministries reject proposed windfall tax on metals and mining firms

Russian government ministries have agreed that a proposed windfall tax on metals, mining and chemical companies was inappropriate.

August 22, 2018

Russia in gold buying spree ahead of tougher US sanctions

Moscow bought 26.1 tonnes of gold in July, more than in any other month this year.

August 22, 2018

Merkel allies pile on the pressure to keep coal plants running

Germany’s states are upping pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel to keep coal-fired power for as long as 30 years as the nation approaches a deadline for setting an exit date…

August 22, 2018

Dalradian shareholders advised to back Orion Mine’s $230m takeover bid

The offer is priced at a 62% premium to the explorer’s share price at close on June 20, a day before it was announced.