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UK defends approval of first deep coal mine in 30 years

Woodhouse Colliery would produce 3.1 million annual tonnes of metallurgical coal, and 400,000 tonnes of carbon emissions a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2021 | 6:59 am

De Beers’ diamond sales beat pre-covid levels

The miner's rough-diamond sales jumped 44% in the first cycle of 2021 from to the same period last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2021 | 3:48 am

Experts warn of brewing space mining war among US, China and Russia

China and Russia are joining forces to keep America's increasing attempts to dominate extra-terrestrial commerce at bay.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2021 | 7:05 am

Aggreko to make big investments to back miners’ clean energy transition

The Scottish company said it will invest up to $470 million per year to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2021 | 6:16 am

Antarctic ice shows traces of Martian mineral

Jarosite is abundant on Mars’ surface but not so much on Earth.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 31, 2021 | 7:35 am

Pensana shares surge on application for new UK facility

has submitted a planning application to establish rare earth processing facility at Saltend Chemicals Park, Yorkshire.

Bruno Venditti | January 25, 2021 | 11:12 am

Trump eased sanctions on mining tycoon Dan Gertler before leaving

Trump administration eased restrictions on the Israeli billionaire over alleged Congo corruption.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 25, 2021 | 4:56 am

Brumadinho dam collapse could have been predicted weeks in advance – study

A new study shows that by applying satellite radar imaging InSAR, it is possible to predict a dam burst.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 24, 2021 | 7:22 am

Alrosa sees diamond demand uptick in 2021

The Russian miner saw sales grow more than three fold in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 17 million carats.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2021 | 7:39 am

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