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Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Vistra Secures 20-Year Extension for Perry Nuclear Plant in Ohio

Vistra has received approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a 20-year license extension for its Perry nuclear power plant, a 1,268MW single-uni…

Metal

Lancaster Resources Acquires Lake Cargelligo Gold Project in Australia

Lancaster Resources, a Canadian company, finalized the acquisition of the Lake Cargelligo gold project in New South Wales, Australia, effective June 30, 2025. T…

United Kingdom

Production Begins at u.k.’s First Recycled Rare-Rarth Alloy Plant

Mkango Resources Ltd., based in Vancouver, Canada, has announced the initial production runs of a commercial-scale Hydrogen Processing of Magnet Scrap (HPMS) ve…

Metal

Trump Says US to Impose 50% Tariff on Copper Imports, Copper Futures Jump

On July 8, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a 50% tariff on copper imports during a White House cabinet meeting. The measure aims to …

Serbia

Serbia Completes Key Chinese-Built Highway Section With Longest Tunnels

On July 5, 2025, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic inaugurated the final 19.56-kilometer segment of the E-763 "Milos Veliki" highway, completing the 30.9-kilom…

Coal Production

India’s Coal Production to Hit 1.15 Billion Tonnes in FY 2026

India’s coal production is projected to achieve a record 1.15 billion tonnes in fiscal year 2025-26, according to a report by CareEdge Advisory & Research…

Metal

Azumah Resources Ghana Initiates Construction of Black Volta Gold Mine

Azumah Resources Ghana has commenced construction of the Black Volta gold mine in Ghana’s Upper West Region. The project, led by Ghanaians and backed by l…

Metal

Guardian Metal Resources Acquires Pilot North Tungsten Project in Nevada

Guardian Metal Resources has expanded its mining portfolio by acquiring the Pilot North Tungsten Project, located 15 kilometers northwest of its existing Pilot …

Japan

Rakuten Mobile Celebrates 9 Million Subscribers With 20% Store Growth

Rakuten Mobile, Japan’s modern mobile network, that its subscriber base has exceeded 9 million. The company reported a 20% year-on-year increase in new su…

Offshore Wind Power

Mona Offshore Wind Project in UK Secures Development Consent

The UK’s Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has approved the development of the 1,500MW Mona offshore wind farm, located in the eastern I…

United States

Dow to Close Three European Chemical Plants, Cut 800 Jobs

On July 7, 2025, Dow, a Midland, Michigan-based chemicals company, announced the closure of three upstream facilities in Europe and the reduction of approximate…

CCS

Carbon Clean Opens One of ‘The World’s Biggest’ CCUS Research Hubs in India

Carbon Clean, a London-based carbon capture company, has launched a significant research facility in Navi Mumbai, India, recognized as one of the world’s …

Electricity Trade

Hut 8 Secures Five-Year Power Contracts in Ontario, Canada

Hut 8, a power generation company, has secured five-year capacity contracts with the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) for 310MW of power g…

China

China Contracts up to 700 Thsd Tons of Ukrainian New Crop Barley

A rise in demand from China has driven up domestic barley prices by $8, with the delivery price reaching $240 CIF ($203 FOB Odessa). This increase reflects grow…

Metal

Kavango Exercises Option to Buy 100% of Zimbabwe’s Nara Gold Project

Kavango Resources has finalized its option to fully acquire the Nara gold project in Zimbabwe, advancing its strategy to expand gold mining operations in southe…