Feds must force pensions to fund Canadian mining, Lassonde, Giustra say
Ottawa has to pressure pension funds to invest billions in Canadian mining, a radical change from their almost non-existent stakes, if the industry is ever…
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Wind, solar to overtake coal in China’s power mix this year
China’s installed wind and solar capacity is expected to overtake coal for the first time this year, according to forecasts by the China Electricity Council…
Record investment propels BC as an attractive mining centre
As British Columbia breaks another spending record for mineral exploration, Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) B.C.’s president and CEO Keerit Jutla is convinced the province…
2023’s key theme? Narrowed access to resources — whether mineral or cash
It’s December — time for our year in review. This year was notable for takeovers. Newmont paid US$21.2 billion for copper-rich gold miner Newcrest Mining;…
Glencore ready to spin off coal unit after sealing Teck buy
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is moving ahead with plans to spin off its profitable but polluting thermal coal business after clinching on Tuesday a US$8.9-billion deal for the…
Teck sells coal assets to Glencore, steelmakers for US$8.9B to focus on copper
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) is selling its coal assets to Glencore (LSE: GLEN) and two Asian steelmakers for US$8.9 billion, Teck said on Nov. 14. …
Video: Don Lindsay on Glencore’s pursuit of Teck and resource nationalism
Former Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) CEO Don Lindsay joined The Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium in London, U.K., Oct. 12-13 to speak to…
CMS: Ex-Teck CEO Lindsay touts coal sale to boost stock
Don Lindsay, who led Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) for 17 years, backed the company’s case behind selling coal assets to recoup billions in…
X-Batt and Consol collaborate on coal-based battery tech
Battery material innovator X-Batt has partnered with Consol Innovations, an offshoot of Consol Energy (NASDAQ: CEIX), to fast-track their coal-based anode technology.
The two companies announced Tuesday their C-Batt Innovations joint venture, formed to push forward the development of battery materials sourced from coal.
Beaver Creek: Critical minerals shine at precious metals summit
The mining sector, a longstanding pillar of the global economy and even more important now with rising attention to critical metals and secure supply in…
Industry council strives to cut emissions with new guidelines
Mining’s top industry group with BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) among its members has…
Top investors seek damages from Glencore over prospectus claims
Swiss trader and miner giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has been accused by a group formed by some of the world’s biggest asset managers of hiding…