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Chinese steel futures rise

A man works on transporting iron ore on a truck at Ganyu port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China June 11, 2019. Picture taken June 11, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer/Files Chinese steel and iron ore futures rose on Friday, while coking coal and coke both gained nearly 5%...

Research shows coal is still king

While the world is shifting away from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, data on planned new mines indicates the global coal mining industry might not be winding down any time soon.       At the 47th summit of the Group of Seven (G7) nations in...

Resources exports projected to reach new record

The Resources and Energy Quarterly for the June quarter forecasts that export earnings for the 2020-21 financial year will reach a record $310 billion, with the highest-ever shipments of iron ore and a coal bounce-back expected. The report, which was released by...

Invisible gold seen for the first time

A Curtin University research team in Western Australia has uncovered the nature of invisible gold trapped in pyrite and developed an eco-friendlier way to extract it. The phenomenon of gold trapped in pyrite has been commonly known as ‘fool’s gold’ but  remained...