Soil bacteria reveal it takes about 40 years to rehabilitate former mine sites
Effective rehabilitation can set up a predictable trajectory of recovery, Flinders University researchers say.
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China to boost coal output, reserves to ensure power supply
China will boost the production of more modern coal mines and enhance coal reserve capacity.
Base metals set for best-ever week as war stokes shortage fears
It’s getting increasingly difficult to transport commodities like metals since almost half of the world’s container ships no longer go to Russia.
Big gold, miners breakouts
Ukraine frontline news will continue to stimulate gold investment demand.
Women in Mining: Exploring paths to leadership
Online event March 15 opens up the dialogue.
BASF picks Canada to expand supplies for booming EV battery market
BASF, in partnership with Japan's Toda Kogyo, already produces cathode active materials at two locations in North America - Ohio and Michigan.
Nickel price tops $30,000 for first time since 2008 amid short squeeze
The latest spike comes as clients with short positions have been stopped out of the trades, a nickel trader involved in the transactions said.
Metals traders hit with margin-call snafu in chaotic week
A stressful week in markets got even worse for some metals traders when the main exchange’s software misfired by generating erroneous margin calls.
Fertilizer turmoil bolsters Brazil’s case for mining the Amazon
The potential of potash production in the Amazon Basin is similar to the Urals region, in Russia, and Saskatchewan, in Canada, according to the state geological survey.
