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NY Times Uncovers Hunter Biden Ties to Chinese Company Buying Congo Cobalt Mine
November 22, 2021
Long before the Biden administration came to be, and President Joe Biden pushed green energy credits in his Build Back Better spending plan this year, Hunter Biden helped grease the wheels for a Chinese business to buy up key rare-earth
Evolution Mining to Acquire Ernest Henry Mining from Glencore for A$1 Billion
November 17, 2021
Glencore and Evolution Mining Limited have entered into a binding agreement for the sale and purchase of Glencore’s 100 percent interest in Ernest Henry Mining, the owner of the Ernest Henry Mining (EHM) copper-gold mine in Queensland, Australia. Glencore will
Bodies Found 11 Years After Pike River Coal Mine Blast that Killed 29 Men, New Zealand
November 17, 2021
Human remains have been found in a New Zealand coal mine more than a decade after one of the country’s worst industrial disasters, police have said. Twenty-nine men were killed after a series of methane gas explosions ripped through the
Fitzroy Australia Resources Restarts Broadlea Coking Coal Mine, Queensland
November 16, 2021
Fitzroy Australia Resources Restarts Broadlea Coking Coal Mine, Queensland Fitzroy Australia Resources, which is backed by U.S. investment firms AMCI and Riverstone, has restarted its 1mn t/yr Broadlea coking coal mine in Queensland, Australia to capitalize on strong coal prices.
Newmont and Caterpillar Enter Revolutionary Strategic Alliance to Achieve Zero Emissions Mining
November 10, 2021
Newmont Corporation has entered a strategic alliance with Caterpillar to deliver a fully connected, automated, zero carbon emitting, end-to-end mining system. Together, they will collaborate to create a safer, more productive mine, and substantially support Newmont in reaching their 2030
Stanmore to Acquire BHP’s Stake in BHP Mitsui Coal for $1.35 Billion
November 8, 2021
BHP has signed a share sale and purchase agreement to divest its 80 percent interest in BHP Mitsui Coal (BMC), an operated metallurgical coal joint venture in Queensland. Stanmore SMC Holdings Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stanmore Resources
Fluor-led JV Awarded Contract to Install Grinding Mill at Grasberg Mine, Indonesia
November 8, 2021
Fluor Corporation and its joint venture with Petrosea, Fluor Petrosea Joint Organization (FPJO), has been selected by PT Freeport Indonesia to install a new grinding mill at its Grasberg copper and gold mining district in Papua, Indonesia. Fluor booked its
Chifeng Jilong Gold to Acquire Golden Star Resources for $470 Million
November 5, 2021
Golden Star Resources and Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co. have entered into a definitive agreement to which Chifeng has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Golden Star by way of a statutory plan of
World Coal Assoc. Chief Executive: Coal Industry Did Not Show Potential of Clean Tech Quickly Enough
October 29, 2021
The coal industry was not quick enough to explain the potential of clean technologies that can give the fossil fuel a place in a sustainable energy matrix, Michelle Manook, chief executive of the World Coal Association (WCA), told Reuters on
Rio Tinto and Carbfix Partner for Carbon Capture and Storage Technology
October 27, 2021
Rio Tinto and Carbfix are partnering to implement a technology for capturing carbon and permanently storing it underground at the ISAL aluminium smelter in Iceland. Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a strategic partnership, Carbfix will use Rio Tinto’s
