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Researchers Are Harvesting Precious Metals From Industrial Waste
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Michigan to phase out electricity production by coal by 2040
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FirstEnergy Solution files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
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Uranium industry challenges Grand Canyon mining ban
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France Will Close All Coal Fired Power Stations By 2021
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Vistra Energy Says Coal Won't Come Back
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Chinese investors going after my favorite lithium stock
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Eight Billion Dollars Wasted on Nuclear Storage Plant
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Fantastically tight supply for lithium miners
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Making diamonds from thin air
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Utah prepares for mining claims in reopened wilderness areas
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Barrick to Buy Randgold
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The Mining Industry Has Had It Easy For Far Too Long
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The US is a bystander in the global race for the battery metals supply chains
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China Threatens to Withhold Rare Earth Metals
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Bailing coal industry-new attempt
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Eco Program For Dirty Air: U.S. 'Clean Coal' Program Fails To Deliver On Smog Cuts
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Banks are lending to coal projects again!
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Finland Confirms Coal Exit Ahead of Schedule in 2029
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Why is gold soooo boring?
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Hydrogen Boom Could Lead To New Platinum Bull Market
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FERC hands nat gas, wind, solar a big win
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Has Time For Coal Passed?
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Metals up 24% this year, looking to great 2018
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A Massive Trove of Rare-Earth Metals Has Been Found in Japan
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Worst Czech Coal Mine Blast In Decades Kills 12 Poles, One Czech
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New Rules to Phase Out Coal and Reduce Natural Gas in Canada
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