December 22, 2022 JPMorgan announces new climate targets covering iron, steel The bank this year ranks as the sixth-largest arranger of loans and bond sales for oil, gas and coal companies.
December 22, 2022 China’s abrupt covid shift hits supply chains from solar to coal Mysteel reports that production of coking coal used by the steel industry has halved in the top mining hub of Shanxi.
December 22, 2022 Nippon Steel to start making low-carbon ingredients for green steel Steel production accounts for about 7% to 9% of global CO2 emissions.
December 22, 2022 Conservationists move to permanently protect areas around proposed Pebble mine The United States' top environmental non-profit and a regional land trust have raised $20 million to permanently protect 44,000 acres of land.
December 21, 2022 Canada blocks Glencore’s proposed coal mine project in British Columbia Government determined adverse environmental effects of the proposed Sukunka Coal Mine Project, an open-pit metallurgical coal mine.
December 21, 2022 BHP makes $6.4 billion binding offer for OZ Minerals The acquisition is BHP’s largest since the $12.1 billion purchase of Petrohawk Energy in 2011.
December 21, 2022 Does Elon Musk still want to be the CEO of Tesla? “Of course, I prefer Elon to be CEO but he abandoned Tesla,” Leo KoGuan, one of Tesla’s biggest individual shareholders, tweeted last week.
December 21, 2022 Gold price holds gains driven by fallout from surprise BOJ yield pivot Gold steadied after rallying on Tuesday as the Bank of Japan’s unexpected yield-curve-control policy rattled markets and weighed on the dollar.
December 21, 2022 Ivanhoe Mines confirms link to Congo aide in copper corruption case Ivanhoe struck a deal last year with Vidiye Tshimanga, a top aide to Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi, the firm said in a statement on Dec. 14.
December 21, 2022 Indonesia confirms bauxite export ban to proceed as scheduled The measure, which led to a dispute at the World Trade Organization, also helped boost the value of Indonesia's exports.
US and Uzbekistan sign critical minerals pact Since Trump's return to power, the US has courted the five former Soviet republics of Central Asia and moved to bolster its influence in a region. February 18, 2026 | 02:12 pm
