Tag: mining
Beyond the Oil Age | Mining by StuffsEarth
The dark side of ‘green energy’ : The real cost of cobalt mining in the DRC and how it impacts the nation’s environment. From smartphones [Read more about this post…]
Chocolate prices to keep rising as West Africa’s cocoa crisis deepens | Agriculture News by StuffsEarth
Long the world’s undisputed cocoa powerhouses, accounting for more than 60 percent of global supply, Ghana and its West African neighbour Ivory Coast are both [Read more about this post…]
Gold futures look to score their biggest daily gain since mid-December
Gold futures rallied Friday, prompting prices to turn higher for the week, as U.S. and U.K. airstrikes in Yemen, in response to Houthi rebel attacks [Read more about this post…]
Posco shares climb in Seoul on joint-venture semiconductor project
Posco Holdings’ shares climbed after the steelmaker unveiled a joint venture project to produce rare gases for making semiconductors in South Korea. Posco KR:005490 rose [Read more about this post…]
Why 2023 was a tough year for commodities even as gold and orange-juice prices hit records
A number of commodities made notable moves in 2023, with gold and frozen orange-juice prices reaching record highs, but key commodities indexes are on track [Read more about this post…]
Silver’s window of opportunity is closing, with prices poised for an ‘explosive move’ in 2024
Silver prices could be headed for an “explosive” rise in 2024 if global supplies continue to outpace demand, and the Federal Reserve makes good on [Read more about this post…]