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.
August 30, 2022 India coal baron becomes world’s third richest trailing only Musk, Bezos The Indian businessman, a college dropout who first tried his luck as a diamond trader before turning to coal, has become the world’s third-richest person.
August 29, 2022 Goldman says ‘buy commodities now, worry about recession later’ “Our economists view the risk of a recession outside Europe in the next 12 months as relatively low,” bank analysts said.
August 29, 2022 Colombia abandons plan to tax gold exports The government has scrapped plans to introduce a 10% export tax on gold as part of the tax reform bill submitted by President Gustavo Petro in early August.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
