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TCS: 140 years on — Johannesburg shaped and scarred by gold
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (418+ words) Abandoned mines fuel zama-zamas and environmental decay. The discovery of that outcrop led to the founding of Johannesburg and changed the course of Southern African history. It is no accident that South Africa still struggles with one of the world's…...
China, the Asian giant that manufactures solar panels, electric cars, and batteries, wants the world hostage to its supremacy in critical minerals and is targeting the ocean floor to extract trillions of nodules of copper, nickel, cobalt, and manganese.
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (967+ words) What's at stake isn't just a green economy. It's geopolitical power. Trillions of polymetallic nodules are scattered across the ocean floor, primarily in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific. These deposits contain volumes comparable to the largest known terrestrial reserves....
This Abandoned U.S. Mine Is Now a Wildlife Haven
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (1096+ words) Chris is the co-founder of 'Animals Around The Globe' and a fervent wildlife enthusiast with extensive travels across diverse ecosystems worldwide. From exploring the marine wonders in the Azores and witnessing the vast savannas of Kenya, to delving deep into…...
Prehistoric Africa had global trade networks that collapsed for unknown reasons
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (772+ words) Archaeologists have now shown that African port towns traded across the Indian Ocean between 1000 and 1500 AD, linking inland producers to markets in India and beyond. When new buildings, workshops, and trade goods later vanish from many regions, the silence marks…...
China Metals Futures Jump 86%, Retail Frenzy Triggers 38 Rule Changes
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (543+ words) Industrial metals have suddenly become one of the most crowded trades in China, with futures volumes in aluminum, copper, nickel, and tin surging as retail traders pile into the market. The spike in activity has pushed exchanges and regulators to…...
The participation model of Bitcoin Mining will attract new participants in 2026 as BM Blockchain will be able to increase the structured accessibility.
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (75+ words) The participation model of Bitcoin Mining will attract new'openPR.com The participation model of Bitcoin Mining will attract new participants in 2026 as BM Blockchain will be able to increase the structured accessibility. Press release from: BTCPressWire Permanent link to this…...
CME looks into launching first ever rare earth futures contract
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (645+ words) CME Group'is working on a plan to launch the world's first futures contract in rare earths, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a move that would allow governments, companies and banks to hedge exposure to a…...
Anna Durkee was one of US's most prosperous women miners
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (943+ words) Born in Harmony, New York, in 1869, Anna Ploss never knew her birth mother. She was eventually sent to live with George and Julie Durkee on their New York farm. It was George's younger brother, Eugene, who founded Durkee Spices and…...
Hybrid technology connects remote areas of Canada and benefits mining and forestry operations
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (295+ words) The system uses the Echostar T1 satellite, operating in the 40 MHz S band. The architecture was designed to support both critical data traffic and voice calls, essential for coordinating teams in the field. During testing, the technology demonstrated the ability to…...
Acid, not copper, is paying China’s smelters but will it last?
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (771+ words) When Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russia's Astrakhan gas processing plant'last September, copper smelters in China were handed a windfall. Astrakhan was a major producer of sulphur, which is processed into sulphuric acid used in mining and fertilizer and increasingly in…...