Anglo American (LSE: AAL), which divested its thermal coal mines last year after pressure from investors, has achieved the first longwall shear at its Aquila metallurgical coal mine near Central…
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has taken a key step towards its goal of reaching net-zero by 2050 after receiving the first of five LNG-powered carriers to transport…
Operating mines in the United States generated US$90.4 billion in mineral commodities in 2021, a 12% increase year-over-year, the US Geological Survey said in the 27th annual Mineral Commodity Summaries report…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 319.85 points or 0.88% to 35,911.81 and the S&P 500 dropped 14.18 points or 0.30% to 4,662.85. Spot gold climbed US$21.10 per oz. or…
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is buying four battery-electric trains from U.S.-based Wabtec (NYSE: WAB) for use at its Pilbara iron ore mines in Western Australia, as part…
Owing to heavy rainfall in the eastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, Vale (NYSE: VALE) has partially suspended train service on its Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas (EFVM) rail…
Iron ore is the base metal used to make steel – and steel is the most commonly used alloy in the world. From its first known uses as a metal…
The recent 26th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) brought about renewed vigour to phase down carbon dioxide emissions across the globe. Still, to get there, the mining…
The Israeli billionaire, who was convicted of minerals rights-related bribery in January by a Swiss court, remains in the country.
An asteroid as big as a football field that has been singled out by scientists as an ideal target for a mining exploration mission, will break into Earth’s orbit on…
The global steel industry could be almost completely decarbonized by 2050 with an investment of US$278 billion in clean capacity and retrofits to existing production, according to BloombergNEF’s new report, Decarbonizing Steel: A Net-Zero Pathway. A move…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.97% o 702.64 points to finish the November 22-26 trading week at 34,899.334, and the S&P 500 fell 2.20% or 103.34 points to 4,594.62….
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