In a small town near Lake Balkhash, a Kazakh gold miner is relying on artificial intelligence to predict when an ore mill is about to overload.
JSC AK Altynalmas teamed up with British tech start-up Intellisense.io, whose software uses sensors built i…
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President Donald Trump spent more than $1-billion in taxpayer funds, rolled back environmental rules and tried to stop power plant closings to fulfill a vow he made to West Virginia coal miners in the 2016 campaign.
But nothing he’s done is rescuing t…
Trump made a promise to save coal in 2016. He couldn’t keep it Read More »
The global copper market could be on the cusp of a historic supply squeeze as Chinese demand runs red hot and exchange inventories plunge to their lowest levels in more than a decade.
A growing chorus of traders and analysts say those dwindling spot r…
Copper heads for historic squeeze with China’s demand red-hot Read More »
Coal India reported the first increase in monthly shipments since February, after demand for the fuel picked up with easing of restrictions aimed at controlling the coronavirus pandemic.
The company shipped 44.34-million tons of coal in August, 9.3% m…
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With the push for hydrogen as a clean source of energy gathering pace in Europe, one of the region’s biggest utilities cautioned that it’ll be another decade before the fuel is profitable.
“It will take 10 to 15 years until this business can yield dec…
Hydrogen’s profit potential still a decade away, RWE says Read More »
US House lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at reducing dependence on China for rare earths used in everything from electric vehicles to missiles to wind turbines.
The legislation co-authored by Republican Lance Gooden and Democrat Vicente G…
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A Swedish joint venture that hopes to rewrite the rules of steel production took a major step forward this week.
Hybrit, an initiative run by steelmaker SSAB AB, iron-ore producer LKAB and energy supplier Vattenfall AB, aims to remove fossil fuels fro…
Sweden moves closer to making fossil-fuel-free steel Read More »
The Trump administration is relaxing Obama-era requirements stemming toxic heavy metal pollution from coal-fired power plants.
Under the Environmental Protection Agency rule being unveiled Monday, electricity companies will have more time and flexibil…
Trump scales back limits on toxic waste from coal power plants Read More »
US sanctions and a collapsing oil industry are prompting Venezuela to accelerate a push into gold mining, including in protected areas of the Amazon.
The amount of land used for mining has more than tripled since March last year, according to a study …
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For the past six months, the global diamond hubs in Antwerp, Belgium, and Mumbai have been at a standstill, with cutting and polishing factories closed and trading floors shuttered. Now, a capitulation on prices by the biggest miners is sparking the in…
Cheaper diamonds fire life into the hidden world of gem trading Read More »
