Mining

Hydrogen Project

Engie Joins Mining3 to Co-Create Hydrogen Solutions

Engie has joined global mining industry research organisation Mining3 in its next phase of hydrogen research to co-create hydrogen solutions.

Solar Power Plant

Greece's PPC Renewables Inks First Deal for Solar Power Plants at Coal Pits

The future 230 MW photovoltaic complex in Greece’s northern lignite mining area is divided into three parts and PPC Renewables is yet to select a contractor fo…

Coal Production

Coal India's Production Falls for Third Straight Month

Indian state-controlled mining firm Coal India's production and supplies to domestic buyers fell again in June from the previous year because of weak demand and…

Coal Production

Explosion Disrupts Coal Mining at India's SCCL

Coal production at a key mine operated by India's state-owned coal producer Singareni Collieries has been impacted in the last two days following an explosion.

Coal Company

Blackhawk Mining Sold to Sev.en Energy

Local mining company Blackhawk Energy announced June 1 that it has been acquired by Czech Republic-based Sev.en Energy.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Germany Brings Last New Coal Plant Online

What is expected to be the last new coal plant to come online in Germany entered commercial operation on May 30, more than a decade after it was first planned.

Coal Trade

Coal India Falls Nearly 5% as Govt Ends Monopoly

The private sector would carry out commercial coal mining, ending the government's monopoly.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal Power Falls to Lowest Levels in 43 Years in US, After Biggest Annual Drop in 2019

“The miners are coming back,” Trump said of the coal mining industry at an election rally in Louisville, Kentucky, more than four years ago.

Coal Mine

Australian-Owned Western Kentucky Coal Mine Going to Auction in June

The Australian company that owns a western Kentucky coal mine will auction off the project next month. The mine is operating under bankruptcy protection with a …

Coal Mine

NLCIL Launches Coal Mining Operations in Odisha

NLC India Limited has commenced operations to mine coal at Talabira mines in Odisha.

Nuclear Fuel

US Nuclear Fuels Task Force Reveals Plans to Boost Domestic Uranium Mining

The Trump-convened Nuclear Fuel Working Group warned the demise of US uranium mining will have national security impacts as nuclear rivals grow more sophisticat…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Researchers Look to Ocean Floor for “Sustainable” EV Battery Materials

Mining for polymetallic nodules would also result in a 100% reduction in solid waste, a 94% land use reduction, and a 93% reduction in risk to wildlife.

Nuclear Fuel

Trump Officials Pitch Nuclear Plan that Would Bolster Struggling Uranium Industry

The trump administration on Thursday outlined a plan to reinvigorate the U.S. nuclear energy industry.

Thermal Coal

Covid-19 Measures Reduce BHP Thermal coal Output

Mining firm BHP’s thermal coal output declined 14% to 5.8m tonnes in the January-March, as measures to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, coupled with w…

Coal Mine

Citi Stop Working with Hermal Coal Miners, to Reject Funding for Arctic Oil, Gas Exploration

Citigroup will stop providing financial services to thermal coal-mining companies over the next 10 years to help accelerate the economy’s shift away from fossi…