US Supreme Court rejects Exxon’s appeal to move Minnesota climate trial venue
The US Supreme Court has denied hearing a plea from major fossil fuel companies and an industry trade group to…
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Ashima Sharma
Ashima is a staff journalist reporting on the global energy sector, with interests spanning across human rights, geopolitics, technology and climate resilience.
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India walks a tightrope with its coal future
So far, India has done little to answer the question of coal. While the uptake of renewable technologies has ramped…
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With phosphate mining, the threat of displacement returns to Kiribati
Australian mining company Centrex signed a phosphate exploration agreement with the Banaba islands’ administrative body in August, bringing back the threat of…
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Metamorphoses of the mining helmet
A rather bizarre trend gripped the internet in 2016 called the Hard Hat challenge. In this, workers at construction sites…
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Twin Metals appeals dismissed lawsuit to restore cancelled mining leases in US
Twin Metals, a subsidiary of Chilean mining company Antofagasta, has filed a notice of appeal in the US Court of…
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“It is foolish to think we could ever remove our dependence on China”: Livent CSO
“We are going to continue to remain dependent on China and I think the capital costs and economics are ultimately…
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Teck CEO “very confident” about selling company stake to JSW despite India-Canada geopolitical row
In the first signs of a diplomatic spat affecting trade between India and Canada, India’s largest steelmaker, JSW, has slowed…
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Glencore traded 5,000 tonnes of Russian copper via Turkey: report
Swiss multinational commodity trading company Glencore purchased some 5,000 tonnes (t) of Russian copper routed through Turkey to Italy in…
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Cyanide to glycine: The chemical technology reducing use of cyanide in mining
When the tailings dam broke at the Aurul gold processing plant in Romania, it released 100,000 cubic metres of cyanide-contaminated…
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Rio Tinto blasts another ancient rock shelter near Western Australia’s Pilbara
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has blasted yet another rock shelter of ancient significance, three years after the infamous Juukan…