Electric cars might seem like a no-brainer on a warming planet, but there are plenty of people who remain sceptical about everything from their battery life to their carbon impact and the environmental and human rights costs of their parts. Madeleine Finlay consults Auke Hoekstra, known as the internetâs âEV debunker in chiefâ, to unpick … Read more
As Australia’s nickel industry crumbles, the future of a small mining town 60km out of Kalgoorlie hangs in the balance. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Trusted Bulletin is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All … Read more
WA travellers and FIFO workers have been forced to deal with flight cancellations yet again as pilots strike — but there are a few simple steps to be prepared if this happens to you. The three-day strike has now become six as pilots walked off the job over stalled wage negotiations. But fear not, luggage … Read more
A truck makes its way over the Victoria Falls bridge, spanning over the Zambezi River, linking Zambia and Zimbabwe, in Livingstone, Zambia, on Sunday, May 8, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images KoBold Metals, a California-based metals exploration company backed by billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, said that it has discovered a … Read more
The starting gun has been fired on the widely-tipped WA mid-tier gold consolidation in 2024, after Silver Lake Resources and Red 5 shook hands to combine. Red 5 shareholders will own 51.7 per cent of the new entity and Silver Lake — which has a 11.9 per cent stake in Red 5 — the remainder. … Read more
The exit door at Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue has been working overtime in the first few weeks of 2024. Former Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner is the latest departure, announcing his exit from Fortescue Future Industries on February 1. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Trusted Bulletin is an … Read more
Former Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner has left Fortescue Future Industries, the latest prominent figure to head out the door of Andrew Forrest’s sprawling iron ore and green energy empire. Mr Gunner joined FFI in November 2022 and led the clean energy hopeful’s northern Australia team based in Darwin. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS … Read more
The world’s second-biggest iron ore supplier Vale delivered a bigger-than-expected increase in production last quarter in a result that may undermine prices of the key steelmaking ingredient. The Brazilian mining giant is accelerating production, posting its best December in five years, after investing in its prized Amazonian operations and improving performance at its older mines … Read more
Environmental activists take part in a protest to call for an international moratorium on deep-sea mining. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Norway says its controversial decision to approve deep-sea mining is a necessary step into the unknown that could help to break China and Russia’s rare earths dominance. In a vote earlier this … Read more
A small plane carrying Rio Tinto workers has crashed on its way to a diamond mine in Canada, “resulting in fatalities”. The mining giant confirmed a small plane was carrying “a number of our people” before it went down near Fort Smith, in the country’s Northwest Territories. The number of people on board and whether … Read more
