YEC inks PPA with Rio Tinto for Jinbi Solar Project
Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation (YEC) has reached financial close on the Jinbi Solar Project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region and signed…
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Sibanye-Stillwater secures 401GWh renewable power deal
South Africa’s mining sector is accelerating its pivot toward private renewable energy procurement, with NOA Group formalising a supply agreement…
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Neometals secures conditional grant for VRP1 in Pori, Finland
Neometals’ Vanadium Recovery Project (VRP1) in Pori, Finland, has secured a conditional grant of €48.7m ($56.56m) from Business Finland. The…
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Powering surface mines in extreme temperatures
Remote mines are becoming increasingly exposed to extreme temperatures and weather patterns. Climate change is at the root of this…
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Energy sector is most ‘concentrated’ industry in EU, Eurostat says
According to Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, the energy sector is the most “concentrated” industry in the EU. The newly…
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Copper and cobalt mining is “wrecking lives” in the DRC, finds Amnesty International
The expansion of cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is “wrecking lives”, according to a…
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Uranium prices hit decade high
Uranium scaled $60 per pound last Friday, for the first time since 2011. Uranium prices have risen by 20% so…
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Rio Tinto to build Canada’s largest solar plant to power a diamond mine
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is to build Canada’s largest solar power plant that willsupply electricity to its diamond mine…
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Energy Monitor’s Critical Mineral Tracker
In order to move to a net-zero future, we need critical minerals. Copper, lithium, manganese and nickel are just a…
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Data shows how the cost of energy transition minerals has soared since 2020
Ever since the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its seminal Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions report in 2021, securing…
