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  1. ronwagn


    https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9766215/north-korea-nuclear-leak-uranium-mines/   TOXIC SLUDGE  North Korea nuclear leak fears as satellite images show rivers turned BLACK near uranium mines Michael Havis and Patrick Knox 21 Aug 2019, 10:00 Updated: 21 Aug...
      

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  2. ronwagn


    https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Can-Chinas-Rare-Earth-Monopoly-Be-Broken.html Seems like this should be a high priority. 
      

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  3. ronwagn


    https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/28/china-amps-threat-curb-rare-earth-exports-us-trade/ This has been a known problem for decades. Why has America been so leaderless and careless on dealing with this problem? Is our mining...
      

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  4. J


    As we know Australia is one of the world’s largest commodity exporters, and so the ASX is full of mining stocks. Commodity consists of gold to oil to...
      

  5. Guillaume Albasini


    https://www.wired.com/story/geologists-discover-specks-new-minerals-earths-extremes/ Like a set of roiling cauldrons, Kamchatka’s volcanoes mix unusual combinations of atomic elements to forge minerals that are unlike anything anywhere else in...

  6. ronwagn


    https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jun/15/climate-crisis-coal-asia-power-generation-fossil-fuels   Hopes for climate progress falter with coal still king across Asia A depressing picture of global power generation has coal still firmly on top. And in...
      

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  7. AB


    Developers of coal mines and coal-fired power plants in Asia are facing difficulties growing their businesses as global financial institutions refuse to back their...

  8. DanilKa


    US consumes ~50MM lb of Uranium and produces ~1MM. Price of uranium is reported to be under cost of production and several operators shut...
      

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  9. TS


    Gold has retreated further ... treasury yields above 3% and firming dollar. But even when this isn't happening, nothing seems to be able to...
      

  10. Rodent


    Britain has broken a previous record, going without coal for nearly 12 days. https://cleantechnica.com/2019/05/29/britain-nears-12-days-without-coal/  

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  11. Marina Schwarz


    Pot Takes the Spotlight Away From Lithium and Threatens the EV Boom What a fragile boom...
      

  12. ronwagn


    https://yearbook.enerdata.net/coal-lignite/coal-world-consumption-data.html Worldwide coal use has been increasing while the West bends over backward to pursue clean air and suffers higher prices.  First increase in coal consumption...
      

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  13. BW


    The Chinese government claims a new technological breakthrough pushes lithium production prices to a record low, which could have a big effect on electric...

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  14. cv


    Party City closing 45 stores amid global helium shortage (WPXI/CNN) - It could get more difficult to throw a party with helium balloons. Party City,...
      

  15. Marina Schwarz


    Schlumberger signs lithium deal as US accepts battery 'arms race' If anyone needed any reminders how crucially important batteries have become.
      

  16. Marina Schwarz


    Read this in an article about the possibility of a shortage in battery minerals: "Electric cars use twice as much copper as internal combustion engines....
      

  17. Guillaume Albasini


    An interesting wake up call from Simon Moores, Benchmark Minerals’ Managing Director, in his opening testimony to the US Senate Committee on Energy and...

  18. Peter Svoboda


    Good Morning guys, First off, I must admit, when it comes to mining, my knowledge is extremely limited. I tend to be more interested in...
      

  19. TB


    Exactly! "When should modern Americans care about legislation signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant? When it causes deep environmental damage, deprives the federal...
      

  20. PP


    According to Reuters Agency, as executives of the biggest firms gathered for this week’s annual industry conference in Cape Town, the continent’s politicians were...
      

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  21. Marina Schwarz


    Brazil’s Vale Evacuates Hundreds Over Safety Fears at Another Dam So soon after the last one...
      

  22. Marina Schwarz


    More and worse blackouts are on the way for Australians. The reason: aging coal plants. Yeah, I thought it was weird when I read...
      

  23. AB


    EIA's projections show that even without the Clean Power Plan, coal is on the decline.   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/02/trump-doesnt-mention-coal-in-state-of-the-union/

  24. TomTom


    Vale's shares are down nearly 17% Monday as the company continues to deal with the aftermath of a dam breach over the weekend that...
      

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  25. Hassan Raza


    Hello i am here to share my experience during field at khuzdar Baluchistan, Pakistan where i saw tecomella undulata which is a good indicator of Barite. what...
      

  26. PP


    Despite trying for nearly two years to prop up coal by rolling back climate regulations, the industry remains in sharp decline — coal consumption...
      

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  27. Marina Schwarz


    China-watching is a growing thing among people interested in where the world's economy is going and aluminium-watching, apparently, can help paint the picture, according...
      

  28. SP


    A northern Texas coal fired plant is adding itself to a growing list of coal refineries shutting their doors. Officials announced  that the Oklaunion...

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  29. TB


    A methane explosion killed 12 Poles and one Czech at an eastern Czech coal mine, the OKD mining company said on Friday, in the...
      

  30. RA


    The Trump administration is expected on Thursday to roll back an Obama-era rule that requires new coal plants to capture their carbon emissions, a...
      

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