July 5, 2022 Tussle over $5 billion wages a new risk to India coal supply Workers are seeking a 47% increase in wages, while Coal India has offered a 3% raise.
July 5, 2022 South Africa’s 400 abandoned coal mines pose deadly, toxic risk The sites threaten to pollute rivers and land by leaching acidic water, while posing a safety risk as access isn’t secured, according to Human Rights Watch.
July 5, 2022 Europe snaps up coal from abroad to fill gap left by Russia Helping to fill the gap is more coal from the US, Colombia, and Australia.
July 5, 2022 Earth’s mineral diversity 75% greater than previously thought Two papers published in American Mineralogist and sponsored in part by NASA help reconstruct the history of life on earth and guide the search for new minerals and ore deposits.
July 3, 2022 Australia sees commodities boom lifting exports to fresh record Australia’s minerals exports are set to reach unseen heights for a second year.
July 2, 2022 Commodities hit July storm with Putin and Powell stirring fear Energy crises and central bank moves to crush inflation present powerful headwinds across markets, underscored by copper’s collapse Friday below $8,000 a ton.
June 30, 2022 Four charts reveal seismic shifts in global energy within one lifetime Wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and small hydropower are now 13% of global power generation.
June 30, 2022 Supreme Court curbs EPA’s climate authority in blow to Biden A deeply divided US Supreme Court restricted the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to curb greenhouse gases from power plants.
June 30, 2022 Czech coal miner OKD extends production until at least end-2023 The Czech Republic's only hard-coal miner is looking at prolonging operations until 2025 amid Europe's energy crisis.
June 29, 2022 Seismic noise analyses help identify potential hazards at mine sites The key is extracting and separating the signals generated from mining activity from the background seismic noise of the surrounding area.
US rare earth buyers still see China curbs despite Trump deal The US and China still haven’t reached an agreement on key details of how Beijing will free up sales of rare earths. December 24, 2025 | 07:45 am
