State-backed loans to go to firms importing critical minerals into UK
Businesses that import critical minerals to the UK will be given access to state-backed loans in a move to counter China’s dominance in the...
Rio Tinto to buy US lithium producer Arcadium in $6.7bn deal
Rio Tinto is to buy the US company Arcadium Lithium for $6.7bn (£5.1bn), in a huge bet on the energy transition despite global headwinds...
The deep history of British coal – from the Romans to the Ratcliffe shutdown
Britain’s transition to a low-carbon future has reached a milestone with the closure of its last remaining coal-fired power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire.The...
Peter Dutton declares Coalition government would be the mining sector’s ‘best friend’
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has anointed himself the resource sector’s best friend, pledging to slash the power and influence of environmental groups to challenge...
Boris Johnson faces ‘serious questions’ over new business with uranium entrepreneur
Boris Johnson failed to disclose that he met a uranium lobbyist while prime minister before entering into a new business with a controversial Iranian-Canadian...