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Metal

Mitsubishi Materials Looks to Scale Down Copper Concentrate Processing

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, based in Japan, plans to reduce copper concentrate processing at its Onahama Smelting and Refining facility in Iwaki City, Fuk…

Metal

China’s Rare Earths Are Flowing Again, but Not Freely

The automotive supply chain is seeing relief as Chinese rare earth magnet exports resume, though uncertainties persist. Production plans remain at risk due to p…

Metal

Glencore Seeks Australian Government Support to Keep Copper Smelter Operational

Glencore has announced that its Mount Isa copper smelter in Queensland, Australia, is currently unviable due to market challenges and is requesting support from…

Metal

Adani’s Kutch Copper Plant Begins Processing Ores Amid Global Shortage

The Adani Kutch Copper plant, a new smelter owned by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, has commenced operations in Gujarat, India. The facility began processing …

Metal

ARENA Announces Funding for Lower-Emissions Steel Pilot in Australia

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed A$19.8 million (US$12.9 million) to support the NeoSmelt steel pilot project in Kwinana, Western Au…

Metal

Allied Gold Explores New Power Supply Options for Sadiola Mine

Canadian mining company Allied Gold is evaluating new options for a power supply agreement at its Sadiola gold mine in Mali. The reassessment comes amid rising …

Metal

Ausenco to Conduct Initial Study at Whistler Gold-Copper Project in Alaska

Ausenco Engineering Canada has been selected by U.S. GoldMining to perform a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the Whistler gold-copper project, located…

Gas Pipeline

Canada’s Pipeline With Potential LNG Link Cleared to Move Forward

NW Infrastructure Limited Partnership, a collaboration between Western LNG and the Nisga’a Nation, has received approval from Canada’s British Colum…

Gas Pipeline

Canadian Regulator Says Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Pipeline Project Has Started

British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Office announced on Thursday that the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) natural gas pipeline project has a…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

NRC Says No Environmental Impact From Palisades Restart

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its final environmental assessment for Holtec’s request to restart the Palisades Nuclear Plant,…

Biofuel

Moeve and Armas Trasmediterránea Strike Marine Biofuel Supply Deal

Spanish energy company Moeve, previously known as Cepsa, has entered into a strategic agreement with Armas Trasmediterránea, a Spanish shipping company, …

Oil Refinery

Petroecuador Declares Emergency at Ecuador’s Biggest Refinery After Fire Damages

Petroecuador, Ecuador’s state-owned oil company, announced a 60-day emergency at the Esmeraldas refinery, the country’s largest, on Thursday, follow…

Oil Refinery

Ecuador’s Biggest Oil Refinery Stops Operating as Precaution Due to Fire

On Monday, a fire broke out in a fuel oil tank at Ecuador’s largest oil refinery, the Esmeraldas refinery, operated by state-owned Petroecuador. The blaze…

SMR

Estonia Starts Planning Process for SMR Plant

The Estonian government has initiated spatial planning and a Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment for a proposed 600 MWe nuclear power plant by Fermi Energ…

Crude Oil

U.S. Says There Are Significant Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources in Wyoming

On May 21, 2025, the U.S. Interior Department announced a federal assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) identifying substantial undiscovered, technica…