For more than a decade, the U.S. coal industry has been in decline — with waning investment, shrinking capacity, and the steady rise of gas and renewables. Yet, in 2025, a different story is emerging. Across the country, coal units once scheduled for quiet retirement...
Iron-ore miner BHP Group and steelmaker Posco have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance hydrogen-based ironmaking technology as part of efforts to decarbonise the steel sector, the companies said last week. The collaboration will focus on Posco’s HyREX...
Base metals company Pacific Nickel Mines has agreed to sell its Solomon Islands subsidiaries, including the Kolosori nickel project, to Green Rock for a nominal price of A$1, exiting the operation amid weak nickel market conditions. Under a share sale and purchase...
Angola’s rough diamond production reached 10.7-million carats in the nine months to September, a government official said on Friday, as the country targets another record haul this year. The southwest African country produced a record 14-million carats of...
With cooperation with the US already signed off and celebrated, Australia has now inked a critical minerals collaboration deal with neighbouring Canada. The two countries signed a joint declaration of intent at the start of this month, deepening the already strong...
