September 5, 2022 Iron ore price climbs after selloffs spurred by China covid woes The most-traded January iron ore on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange ended daytime trade 4% higher.
September 5, 2022 Germany to keep nuclear plants in reserve to ease energy crisis Nuclear power accounted for 6% of electricity generation in Germany in the first quarter, compared with more than 30% from coal.
September 3, 2022 Mining title applications in Colombia to include stricter environmental considerations Colombia’s State Council demanded that authorities correct a long-standing deficit in environmental protection when it comes to the granting of mining titles.
September 2, 2022 Norway’s last coal mine extends life to feed European industry Mine 7 will continue production of bituminous coal, used primarily in the steel industry, until July 2025.
September 2, 2022 Cryptozoic mineral may help create next-gen fuel cells, super-capacitors, aircraft engines Scientists have started using shungite, a Precambrian rock consisting of almost 100% carbon, to produce new composite materials.
September 1, 2022 Colombia may require environmental licenses for mining exploration Colombia currently only requires environmental permissions for projects in the exploitation and production phases.
September 1, 2022 Indika turns to gold, electric bikes in shift away from coal Indika has spent $300 million to expand non-coal businesses.
September 1, 2022 Europe crisis shows coal’s value, South Africa minister says South Africa’s exports of coal from the Richards Bay Coal Terminal to Europe surged more than eight-fold in the first half of this year.
September 1, 2022 Primitive vegetation played key role in composition of earth’s continental rocks Primitive plants transformed what was once a Mars-like planet of barren rock into a world of life growing in organic-rich soils.
August 30, 2022 Increasing demand for US coal pushes workforce numbers up in Q2’22 — report S&P Global Market Intelligence reports employment is trending upward, with a 1.9% increase quarterly and 15.8% yearly.
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