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.
August 26, 2022 Bumper mining profits down under defy doom but challenges remain The soaring profits unveiled by Australian miners this week were a beacon of light amid the gloom dominating economic headlines.
August 26, 2022 Fracking may decrease magnitude of microearthquakes at mining operations – study New research proposes the idea that hydraulic fracturing may decrease the magnitude of seismic events and microearthquakes at certain mining operations.
Mobius shuns record-breaking gold on risk of dollar rebound The dollar could strengthen from current levels as forecasts point to a turnaround in the US economy, the veteran investor said. January 16, 2026 | 07:17 am
