As companies seek to extract critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies from the deep sea, a showdown is under way over when and whether to allow mining of untouched, biodiverse ecosystems. For more than a decade, delegates from...
Canadian diamond miner Mountain Province has completed its previously announced refinancing transactions, securing funding to address near-term financial challenges and extend the maturity of its debt obligations. The refinancing package, initially announced on...
Rio Tinto is set to engage mining contractor Primero Group for a seawater desalination project at Parker Point, Dampier, Western Australia. Primero – NRW Holding’s major branc – is anticipated to receive around $100 million in proceeds for the contract,...
Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum Mullah Hidayatullah Badri and Uzbek delegates have discussed bilateral cooperation in the survey, exploration, extraction and processing of minerals. Badri met Advisor for Foreign Operations at Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Geology...
President Donald Trump says his administration will open new coal-fired power plants in the U.S. to help the U.S. compete economically with other countries. “After years of being held captive by Environmental Extremists, Lunatics, Radicals, and Thugs,...
