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Top coal lobbyist could quickly become EPA chief
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Of the 5,477 known minerals, more than 1,000 were discovered in just the past 10 years.
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Bailing coal industry-new attempt
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South Korea Would Suspend Five Coal - Fire Power Plants.
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African Miners: Between Mix Of Red Carpet And Red Card
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Wood Mac Joins Lithium, Cobalt Bears
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Asia's Coal Developers Feeling Left Out By Cold Shoulder From Banks
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EPA takes first step toward replacing Obama's climate rules for coal plants
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Technology innovation in the mining industry
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Texas company illegally charged Energy Dept. $2.5 million in expenses
The Energy Department's Office of Inspector General has found that a Texas energy company likely charged the Department of Energy $2.5 million in extraneous expenditures ranging from...- Joanna Replied
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Watch Out Miners, China is Taking Over Africa
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Miners against Government: Largest Miners In Congo Quit Chamber Of Commerce Amid Growing Tax Dispute
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Fantastically tight supply for lithium miners
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China Cracks Cheap Lithium Production
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Disordering Cathodes Eliminates The Need For Cobalt In Lithium-Ion Batteries
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Metals up 24% this year, looking to great 2018
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Poor Little Lead
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Glencore's Mining Assets Have Been Frozen in DRC ... The beginning of the end?
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Rick Perry’s former campaign manager lobbies for coal plant owner seeking Trump bailout
A GOP lobbyist and strategist, who managed Rick Perry’s 2016 presidential bid, reportedly dined with President Trump Wednesday night. The dinner comes at the same time...- rick perry
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Petrolithium?
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Molybdenum: an Challenger to Cobalt, Nickel?
Another day, another battery, lithium-sulfur this time. And it uses molybdenum and some are already speculating this element can disrupt (excuse the buzzword) the...- battery
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Duterte Wants to Stop All Mining in Philippines
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Chinese investors going after my favorite lithium stock
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Canadian Miners Turn to Pot
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Economic Geology Value of Oil Shale Deposits: Ethiopia (Tigray) and Jordan
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Top 10 Most Profitable Miners
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Pot Threatens EV Boom
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US electricity customers are unknowingly paying an extra $1 Billion for coal power
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Watch Copper and Cobalt for Supply Disruptions
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Has Time For Coal Passed?
Even with new renewables record in Germany, coal is still on royal throne. The coal price is at the highest level since 2013 and...- Pavel Replied
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