Introduction Outbursts due to the presence of a gas known as firedamp are the most frequent hazards in coal mines. Explosions due to the presence of a gas known as firedamp are the most frequent hazards in coal mines. They ...
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The top 50 biggest mining companies in the world
At the end of the second quarter of 2024, the MINING.COM TOP 50* ranking of the world’s most valuable miners had a combined market capitalization of $1.43 trillion, up $42 billion from end-March, as rising copper and gold prices make ...
Copper price has fallen
In a volatile metals day on Tuesday (i.e. today), copper prices declined, moving back towards a four-month low that was reached the day before as commodities were engulfed in a turbulent global selloff of risky assets. Following a wild opening ...
The price of gold drops by more than 1% as the larger market collapses.
Yesterday, the drop in gold prices was more than 1% as the commodity got caught up in a larger, worldwide market sell-off sparked by growing economic worries. Spot gold experienced its largest one-day decline since early June, plunging as much ...
The impact of climate change on the mining industry
Most of us associate mining with environmental problems like air and water pollution, catastrophic events like tailings dam collapses, or the effects of coal mining on global warming. However, the mining of metals like copper, nickel, and cobalt will become ...