July 6, 2022

Key South African trade route blocked as fuel costs surge

An average 1,500 trucks mainly exporting chrome and coal travel to Maputo’s port along the highway daily.

July 6, 2022

UK leaves door open for coal comeback in bid to keep lights on

The UK is set to water down one of its key climate change policies as it battles soaring energy prices.

July 6, 2022

Researchers call for science-based policies given impacts of mining on salmon, trout

Scientists comprehensively link, for the first time, mining policy to the current understanding of watershed ecology and salmonid biology.

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.