2026

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants the CLARITY Act Bill on US President Donald Trump’s desk as soon as spring this year. Speaking to CNBC on 13 February 2026, Bessent urged Congress to fast-track the CLARITY Act, which aims to…

The MINEXCHANGE 2026 SME Annual Conference & Expo, to take place next week in Salt Lake City, Utah, will conclude with its Signature Awards Event where more than 70 award recipients will be honoured. Each year, the Society for Mining,…

Bitcoin continues to fight for direction, as BTC USD trades near $68.7k. Bitcoin continues to remain 40-50% below its ATH, pulled down by persistent outflows from US Spot ETFs and dangerously thin liquidity. Meanwhile, banking giant…

South Africa has cemented its position as a global centre for the production of Weir’s cutting edge ENDURON® Elite banana screens, with the Alrode facility in Gauteng now the first in the world dedicated solely to manufacturing this…

Aave founder Stani Kulechov has reiterated how “decentralized finance (DeFi) has become an extremely efficient global capital aggregation layer,” adding that “funding energy transitions is by far the largest opportunity…

Weir’s ESCO division has released its latest ripping innovation for large dozers, the Nexsys® Ripper System, guiding for advanced performance on Cat D11 dozers. Ripping with large dozers in mining, aggregate or heavy construction…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! December saw plugin EVs at 43.8% share in the UK, up from 40.0% year on year, with BEVs alone taking 32.2% share.…

Atlas Salt Inc says it has expanded its strategic relationship with Sandvik Mining in connection with an updated feasibility study (UFS) for its Great Atlantic salt project near St. George’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.…

At its well-equipped technical workshop in Kumasi, Sandvik Rock Processing recently completed a full refurbishment of critical rock breaking equipment for what it says is a major gold mining customer in Ghana. The large range Sandvik…

One year after deploying autonomous battery-electric haul trucks at Shougang Group’s Shuichang Iron Ore Mine, EACON says its solution is delivering strong operational, financial, and sustainability outcomes. Shougang Group is a leading…