Commodities
New Era For Nukes
Daily Standup Top Stories A New Era for Nuclear Power in the U.S. August 17, 2024 Stu Turley The US government is supporting the reopening of the Palisades nuclear power plant, the first such effort in […]
Critical Minerals
Commodities
Can the West Afford to Build Its Own Copper Industry?
The West’s green energy transition is heavily reliant on copper, a metal primarily processed in China. Building a Western copper processing industry would be costly and time-consuming, potentially hindering the transition. Western governments may need […]
Commodities
ENB #214 Navigating the Return to Tangibles: Investing in Energy, Commodities, and Long-term Market Themes
In the Energy News Beat – Conversation in Energy with Stuart Turley interviews Wasif Latif, CEO & Chief Investment Officer of Sarmaya Partners, about thematic investing and the importance of identifying long-term market themes. They […]
Critical Minerals
Domestic uranium market will grow between 2023 and 2024
Uranium miners in the United States produced more than 82,000 pounds of uranium concentrate in the first quarter of 2024, more than in all of 2023. Domestic uranium mines produced 50,000 pounds of triuranium octoxide […]
Critical Minerals
Deep Sea Mining Threatens Newly Discovered Dark Oxygen
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown source of oxygen production on the seafloor, challenging the assumption that photosynthesis is the primary source of oxygen. This “dark oxygen” is believed to be produced through a process […]
Climate Crisis
Indonesia’s Net Zero Nickel Boom Is A Toxic Disaster, Destroying Rainforests And Coral
Across Indonesia, a major drive to mine the country’s abundant natural resources is underway, leaving waste and pollution in its wake. Swathes of rainforest and coastal communities are being destroyed by a nickel mining boom […]
Critical Minerals
Qatar to Invest in U.S.-Backed Critical Minerals Initiative
Qatar will invest $180 million in a Europe-based critical minerals investment company, joining the U.S. development bank in supporting the firm that invests in key metals for the energy transition outside China. Qatar Investment Authority […]
Commodities
Net-Zero Targets Could Double Yearly Copper Demand by 2035
The global demand for copper is projected to increase by 40% by 2040, driven by the adoption of green technologies. Vedanta Resources has regained control of the Konkola Copper Mines, a major high-grade copper deposit […]
Critical Minerals
Billions in US funding boosts lithium mining, stressing water supplies
Add lithium to water in a chemistry lab, and you’ll get an incendiary reaction. The same might be said of opening new lithium mines: The prospect can spark conflicts when it comes to water. […]
Critical Minerals
Rio Tinto forges ahead with giant Guinean iron ore mine project
Mining giant Rio Tinto revealed today all conditions have now been met for the development of the world’s largest new iron ore mine, a development that promises to alter the global dry bulk trading map. […]