Battery metal prices recovered strongly in the first half of 2021

By James Murray

30 Jun 21

Analysis by BloombergNEF shows lithium prices continued to rise in 2021 due to the restraint in supply as…

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Autonomous mining key to human colonisation on Mars, says expert

By James Murray

11 Mar 21

Professor Serkan Saydam at the University of New South Wales believes that colony on the “red planet” will…

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Tech provider achieves first minerals exported through blockchain payments

By James Murray

25 Feb 21

Minexx exported minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo with full financial traceability, transparency and trust

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How digital transformation is impacting the mining industry in South Africa

By James Murray

02 Feb 21

Analysis by accounting firm PwC and the Minerals Council South Africa claims miners are now increasingly making use…

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Five themes set to top energy and mining agendas in 2021

By James Murray

27 Jan 21

Wood Mackenzie expects progress to be made in decarbonising metals production at mining sites, while downstream developments will…

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Nornickel joins blockchain initiative to support responsible minerals sourcing

By James Murray

15 Jan 21

The move by the Russian miner will see it link up with other industry stakeholders across the minerals…

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UK government blasted over decision to not stop Woodhouse Colliery coal mine

By James Murray

07 Jan 21

The £165m project, based on a coastal site near Whitehaven, West Cumbria, is set to be Britain’s first…

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Tata Steel installs 4km piped conveyor at coal mines in Jharkhand, India

By NS Energy Staff Writer

04 Jan 21

The new conveyor will replace the 60-year old mono cable and bi-cable ropeway system, adding productivity at its…

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Has Trump lived up to his promise to revive the US coal industry?

By James Murray

05 Oct 20

Over the past decade, more than 50 coal companies have gone bankrupt and over 100GW of coal capacity…

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Metso Outotec has won a major mining technology order from Zijin Mining in China

By NS Energy Staff Writer

30 Sep 20

The company will deliver key minerals processing equipment of the company’s Qulong Copper Mine project in Tibet, China

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