$60 trillion of world debt in one visualization
The United States constitutes 23.3% of the world economy but 29.1% of world debt.
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Oil sands surplus jamming up pipelines to U.S., pushing more crude into rail cars
Canada is sending a record amount of oil to the United States, filling pipelines to capacity and threatening to push more crude into rail cars.
Caterpillar sees green shoots in mining, but sales far from picking up
The equipment maker is currently spending most of its R&D budget in its digital area, which aims to help miners reduce the amount of machinery needed at operations.
What African field work actually looks like
Great photos.
Excavators rescue wildlife
Stuck in the mud.
Ivanhoe and Zijin announce more high-grade copper results at the Kakula Discovery
According to Ivanhoe, the latest results reinforce the exceptional grades and shallow, flat-lying geometry of the Kakula mineralized zone.
Skeena completes acquisition of Mount Rainey Silver
Mount Rainey Silver’s primary asset is a 100% owned portfolio of 46 Crown-granted mineral claims covering the past-producing, underground Prosperity–Porter Idaho–Silverado silver property located in the Golden Triangle of northwest British Columbia in the Skeena Mining Division.
Rare metals expert predicts North American shortage of lithium for EVs
The amount of lithium being produced in North America will not be enough to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles, but the problem could be alleviated through recycling, says a renowned authority on specialty metals.
Dutch parliament votes to close down country’s coal industry
The Dutch parliament has voted for a 55% cut in CO2 emissions by 2030, which would require the closure of all the country’s coal-fired power plants.
