by Gordon Barratt | Jan 11, 2021 | News
Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg Lithium prices are showing promise of breaking a downward spell that has spanned almost three year after rising for the first time this year, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. The move is driven by Chinese domestic...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 11, 2021 | News
Select D colour special diamonds – (L-R) 14 carat, 19 carat, 101 carat and 28 carat diamonds. Image: Lucapa Diamond Company Lucapa Diamond Company has reaped $US5.6 million ($7.2 million) from this year’s first sale of diamonds from the Mothae kimberlite mine in...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 11, 2021 | News
India should not crush its energy aspirations in quest to follow the West, coal minister Pralhad Joshi said today adding the country should make maximum use of its coal reserves while shifting to cleaner forms of energy. Joshi said some groups often irresponsibly...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 11, 2021 | News
During a particularly cold winter in Beijing, locals say authorities’ rationing of indoor heating is too strict. That’s amid China’s ban on Australian coal—the resourced used to produce winter-time heat. Temperatures reached a historical low in Beijing and residents...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 8, 2021 | News
A political process that will decide the faith of a deeply controversial mine with rare earths and uranium in Greenland started Friday. The rare earths may help fight global warming, but residents in Greenland fear for their health and the environment After a brief...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 8, 2021 | News
In October, Cumbria County Council approved the £165m West Cumbria Mining plan and it has now confirmed that the government will not interfere with its decision. However, green campaigners have cited concerns that the mine will make it difficult for the UK to adhere...
