The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that about 14 billion online devices – like modems, printers, game consoles, or set-top boxes – waste about 80
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Lithium Market Following Potash Sector’s Model?
80 percent of world output of lithium, which is, along with tungsten, antimony, graphite, one of the kinds of rare earths, is produced by just
Australia-Japan Free Trade Deal: Implications for Resource and Rare Earths Sector?
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott signed a free trade and, perhaps more importantly, a defense cooperation agreement two days
Iron Giant Companies to Weather the Flood of Supply
Iron ore prices have gone down 30 percent since the beginning of this year, which has made some iron-centred firms cut down on their activity.
Uranium Long-Term Prospects on the Upside
Recent developments in uranium markets have not indicated positive environment for investors as the spot price seems to move even lower. Yet, David Sadowski of
Coal’s Share in Energy Market Highest since 1970
The use of coal for power generation grew by 3 percent last year, which is more than any other fossil fuel. Currently, coal’s share of
Potash Prices Poised to Move up in 2014
Recent pricing statistics have confirmed the overall bullish expectations for potash. While the average ‘freight-on-board’ (FOB) price per ton of potash at the Vancouver port
Africa’s Buoyant Commodity Flows
The notion of Africa as being merely a source of precious commodities for developed countries is slowly changing and shifting more towards domestic consumption. African
Natural Gas Logs Growth in Prices, Oil Stagnates
This week’s gains in the energy sector were led by natural-gas futures, with prices logging more than 2 percent growth despite the United States’ tightening
Africa’s Next Challenge: Electricity Access
Nigerian banker and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu, spoke at the Skoll World Forum, which was held in Oxford in the UK last month, about Africa’s next