September 6, 2022

Compounds that promote vegetation diversity key to ecological restoration in open-pit coal mine dumps

Researchers find interesting restoration results at the Antaibao open-pit coal mine.

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.