by Gordon Barratt | Feb 20, 2026 | News
The Trump administration is stepping up its push to reinvigorate the U.S. coal industry as it pursues its goal of boosting energy security. Last week, the Department of Energy announced it would provide $175 million in funding for projects to modernize, retrofit and...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 20, 2026 | News
Newmont has announced its 2026 production guidance for gold assets across Australia, underpinned by elevated capital spending across operations. At Boddington, the gold-copper project based in the Saddleback greenbelt of Western Australia, production is expected to...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 20, 2026 | News
Rio Tinto has recorded an eight per cent increase in copper equivalent production in 2025, underpinned by the ongoing ramp-up of international operations and record iron ore output from operations in Western Australia. Rio Tinto chief executive officer Simon...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 19, 2026 | News
Whitehaven Coal posted a surprise first-half loss on Thursday, pressured by weaker realised prices that offset robust production across its major operations, sending its shares down more than 6% in early trading. Whitehaven, the country’s top...
by Gordon Barratt | Feb 19, 2026 | News
Last month, we described some of the nascent steps a number of European countries are taking towards defossilization — that is, to find sustainable sources of carbon (Nature 649, 267; 2026). Under net-zero emissions scenarios, carbon-based compounds will still be...
