Europe’s deepest mine to become gravity energy powerhouse

A Finnish company has signed an agreement with the Edinburgh-based underground energy storage firm Gravitricity

Australia approves first coal mine since election

This mine will be built close to Moranbah and is projected to generate 2.5 million tonnes of coal during a five-year period

Egyptian gold mine to be paired with solar hybrid project

A solar farm with a battery energy storage system is predicted to lower carbon dioxide emissions

Chile gold mine gets some sunshine with solar power

The project is forecast to save approximately 104,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide over a ten-year period

Chile unveils electric truck for ‘world’s biggest’ underground copper mine

The vehicle will be tested inside and outside the mine in the Chilean Andes at an altitude of more than 2,000 metres

End of an era as one of England’s last coal mines to close

Coal has been extracted from the Bradley mine in County Durham for the final time

Is solar energy worth its weight in gold?

B2Gold has announced plans to install a solar plant at its gold mine in Fekola, Mali

Climate protest sees hundreds of activists storm German coal mine

Coordinated by the Ende Gelände alliance, activists crossed fields and broke through a police cordon to get into the Garzweiler mine in North-Rhine Westphalia

Coal in the hands of a miner
Australia rejects new coal mine on environmental grounds

A court has delivered a landmark ruling suggesting the proposed facility would worsen climate change

Coal firm Minergy granted mining licence in Botswana

The firm says its mine will be able to produce 2.4 metric tonnes of coal per annum