As U.S. president Donald Trump promises to “drill baby drill,” new figures from Europe show fossil fuels are being pushed out of the EU’s electricity system, with solar energy generation overtaking coal power for the first time. Hot on the heels of Trump withdrawing...
Canadian miner B2Gold said it is moving forward with plans to invest $10-million in exploration at the Fekola gold complex in Mali this year after a settlement with the government over its mining code reduced the risk of disruption. Mali introduced the new mining code...
Bolivia is stepping up efforts to tap the world’s biggest lithium deposits, readying deals with new investors to build processing plants despite low prices and growing opposition from lawmakers and citizen groups. The Andean nation opened its first industrial-scale...
The demand-surpassing production of metallurgical coal, in spite of the availability of environment-friendly alternatives for steelmaking in particular, is highlighted in the launch of a metallurgical coal exit list that goes beyond the...
The European Commission adopted a decision on the financing of the Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) with a total budget of €175 million for 2025, to support collaborative research in the steel and coal sectors. This will...
The Western Australian Government has welcomed funding for a new study into the extraction of rare earth elements (REE), aimed at strengthening the state’s role in the global energy transition. The Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA) has granted...
