South Africa’s power utility Eskom needs around R187-billion to comply fully with existing legislation curbing harmful emissions, a government presentation to parliament showed on Wednesday. Eskom, which uses mainly coal-fired power plants to generate …
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Russian businessman Vladimir Potanin, the biggest shareholder in Norilsk Nickel, said on Wednesday he would continue investing in the Russian mining giant when the opportunity arises.
Potanin made the comment in an interview with RBC TV. He currently…
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Russian businessman Vladimir Potanin, the biggest shareholder in Norilsk Nickel, said on Wednesday he would continue investing in the Russian mining giant when the opportunity arises.
Potanin made the comment in an interview with RBC TV. He currently…
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TSX-V-listed Lithium Energy Products is raising up to $3.5-million in a private placement to fund the ramp-up of its recently acquired Lost Sheep fluorspar mine, in Utah, US.
The junior has engaged Sprott Capital Partners, as the exclusive placement a…
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Solar power is playing a major role in reducing daytime electricity bills and lowering diesel use in off-grid diesel consuming areas, says SunRanch.Solar, whose clients are benefiting from below grid power costs and major diesel savings. “We reduce peo…
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has opened a preliminary investigation of iron ore miner Vale over the collapse of a Brazilian mining waste dam that killed more than 250 people in January, Brazil’s O Globo newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The …
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Discussions are faltering about how to shut down Germany’s lignite coal industry as company executives and government ministers struggle to agree over the politically charged issue of how to compensate industry for plant shutdowns.
Ten months after Ge…
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In the end, the unraveling economics of coal proved too much for even a giant among power generators to handle.
At 12:09 p.m. local time on Monday – after churning out electricity for almost five decades – the largest coal-fired power plant in the wes…
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Canadian miner Yamana Gold has announced a positive exploration update for its Cerro Moro mine, which it says demonstrates a growing mineral resource base in new areas that could establish the Argentina mine as a long-life, high-grade gold and silver o…
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Diversified miner Exxaro Resources and industrial equipment provider Barloworld Equipment (BWE) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to formalise a partnership that will see contractors gain access to mining equipment at competitive …
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