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Reflections | After the Shanxi disaster, how China's coal mining industry evolved over history
A coal mine explosion occurred in China's Shanxi province last week. It was one of the deadliest in recent years, with 82 miners killed at the time of writing and many more injured. The details are familiar: a suspected gas blast, difficult rescue…
Editorial | Shanxi mine disaster must fuel efforts to eliminate workplace risks
China has largely reined in the human cost of industrial accidents during years of economic growth at breakneck pace. A shocking exception was last Friday's gas explosion that killed at least 82 people at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province…
AI-assisted journalism needs disclosure. Here's mine
Hello again, and welcome back to Fast Company's Plugged In. Journalism might not be the world's single most important job, but it does have one unique distinction: 100% of journalists are interested in it. So it's no surprise that the profession is…
Trump Executive Order Kickstarts Deep Sea Mining Rush
An executive order by President Trump intended to create a deep sea mining industry has spurred millions of dollars of investment, prompting fast-tracked permitting as companies rush to extract material from the bottom of the ocean. What do you…
Are falling loans for home purchase a canary in the property coal mine?
Banks are relentlessly upbeat about mortgages. Every month, the industry group, Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI), publishes data on how many mortgages have been sanctioned by Irish lenders and for how much money. The tone is…
Petra Begins Finsch Mine Rescue Plan Amid Diamond Market Slump
Petra Diamonds Ltd. is putting one of its two mines into a business restructuring process and is considering job cuts across the rest of the company, as falling diamond prices and a strong rand erode earnings and liquidity. Shares of the struggling…
Ghana's Gold Mining Reforms: Resource Nationalism By Regulation
Ghana's Minerals Commission found a more elegant mechanism - mandating that all mining operations be conducted by Ghana-owned contractors, effectively separating the license holder from the physical act of mining. While the government has stated…
Inside the 'bare-knuckle brawl' in Australia's mining heartland
Roger Cook decided it was time to lash out. For weeks, the West Australian premier and his senior ministers had played a straight bat over a Deloitte report that suggested his state was likely to miss its 2050 net zero emissions target. Political…
Almost 100 Scots homes now evacuated amid fears coal mines collapsing
Nearly 100 homes in Clackmannanshire have now been evacuated following an unexplained 'ground movement' - amid fears disused coal mines are collapsing. People living in 28 properties in Nechtan Drive, as well as nine in Langour, Coalsnaughton, have…
AI Is More Than A Technology Story, Metals Are Also Winning
Going up. Metals used to build artificial intelligence date centers are on the rise The rush to build artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is more than a technology investment story, it's also about the metals to build them and the power to…
INDEPENDENT PROXY ADVISORY FIRMS, ISS AND GLASS LEWIS, RECOMMEND AURION'S SECURITYHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE ARRANGEMENT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE ARRANGEMENT WITH AGNICO EAGLE MINES LIMITED
Your vote is important no matter how many Aurion shares or warrants you own Aurion's board of directors (with an interested director recusing himself) unanimously recommends that securityholders vote FOR the Arrangement Resolution Securityholders…
Microsoft warns GPU mining malware is being spread to users through SEO poisoning and AI chatbots - cryptojacking campaign targets gamers and high-end PC users with downloads disguised as popular PC utilities
Microsoft has uncovered an ongoing cryptojacking campaign that used SEO poisoning and, in some observed cases, AI chatbot-generated software recommendations to lure users into downloading GPU mining malware disguised as popular PC utilities.
A 'Golden Dome' Has Formed on the Chart of This Gold Mining ETF. The Bull Rally in Precious Metals Has Run Out of Steam.
I saw this chart of the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) and my first thought was “golden dome.” The same name President Donald Trump plans to apply to a new defense system, similar to that which has protected Israel for over a decade. So…
The latest redistricting move: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team's latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today's edition, Jane C. Timm digs into the latest news…
Industrial Output, Retail Sales, Facility Investment Fall in Triple Whammy in April
Industrial output, retail sales and facility investment fell in a triple whammy for the first time in eight months in April primarily due to the protracted Iran war and a base effect. According to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics on…
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