Coal • Sep 22, 2021
Poland Fined €500,000 To Dig Daily Coal
For some time, it has been at the heart of an international conflict. Near the border of Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic, the Turów mine…
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Copper • Sep 17, 2021
A proposal by Rep. Grijalva to permanently
Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States of America. The Save Oak Flat Act was presented to the public by Chair Raul M. Grijalva…
Battery Metals • Sep 16, 2021
Scientists extend the storage capacity and
Researchers at the University of Southern California are discovering a strategy to prevent the structural stability of lithium-ion batteries from degrading, which is one of the…
Gold • Sep 16, 2021
Harmony Gold Dividend Boosts Shares — 2.5% Yield Announced
Monday's dividend announcement. The stock hit a peak of $3.35 and a low of $3.35 during mid-day trading, reflecting a 95 percent decrease from the average…
Coal • Sep 16, 2021
What Appalachia became after Wall Street invaded coal
Hedge funds in New York and its surroundings were intensely interested in coal mines around the century.
Battery Metals • Sep 14, 2021
Demand for essential minerals continues to grow, which poses a problem for Nevada’s mining workforce
Nevada's mining sector seems to be on a firm footing on the surface. According to the Nevada Extraction Association, the Silver State generated 77 percent of…
Copper • Sep 14, 2021
A copper powerhouse is digging its way out of debt to
Zambia, Africa's second-largest copper producer, is saddled with debt worth billions, and its new President has a plan to excavate himself out: stop borrowing so much…
Copper • Sep 13, 2021
Copper mining is possible in dormant volcanoes?
Digging deep wells beneath dormant volcanoes to suck out the metal-containing fluids trapped beneath them, according to Oxford scientists, is a more sustainable method to copper…
Energy Transition • Sep 13, 2021
U.P. mining company looks to build a solar
According to state officials, an Upper Peninsula mining firm is attempting to convert a piece of land from recreation to solar power generation. The Michigan Department…
Iron Ore • Sep 13, 2021
China’s greenfield iron ore plant will use
One of Metso Outotec's "Planet Positive" mineral processing orders is several energy-efficient stirred mills for installation at a new iron ore plant in Liaoning Province, north-eastern…
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