Critical mineral recycling could avoid energy transition shortages
Supply-side demand challenges of mining critical minerals may impact the global pursuit of net zero, a new report suggests, but…
Mining
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Treading carefully: industry looks to improve sustainability of mining tyres
From carrying enormously heavy loads to working in some of the toughest environments, often for extended hours, a lot is…
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‘Dark oxygen’ discovery to force environmental regulation on deep-sea mining
The discovery of 'dark oxygen' being produced by polymetallic nodules around 4,000m below sea level is being heralded as a…
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Floating nuclear power plant to provide energy for Russian mining
The Baimsky project’s first of four floating nuclear power plants are set to be commissioned in 2028, according to Vladimir…
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Explainer: what is lithium ‘fingerprinting’?
Scientists in Australia say they have developed a new method of ‘fingerprinting’ lithium, a major breakthrough in tracing the supply…
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Australian miners power ahead with equipment electrification
Mining companies rely heavily on fossil fuels to power their operations, a major contributor to operational costs as well as…
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Navigating net zero: can miners meet their emission reduction targets?
With climate change on everyone’s mind, emission reduction targets have become a major focus of every sector, but especially within…
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Daily Chart: Germany massively underestimates its coal mining emissions
A new study from the think tank Ember suggests that Germany is massively underestimating its emissions from coal mining. According…
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Australia’s push for higher ESG standards in critical minerals industry
The world’s transition towards net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is driving a significant increase in demand for critical minerals such…
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Are activist investors right to call out BP’s “irrational” ESG strategy?
BP must abandon its “irrational strategy” to cut oil and gas production, activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners has said, in…
