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International Trade and Investment
China's staggering demand for commodities
More than half the world's steel, cement, coal, nickel and copper heads to China.
Chemical and Materials Industry
The rise and fall of commodities, visualised
The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns shows the returns over each year of the past decade.
Chemical and Materials Industry
These elements could disappear from the world
We’re running out of the rare metals needed to power a high-tech future.
Oil and Gas
Norway's Central Bank has recommended oil and gas holdings are removed from its sovereign wealth fund
Norway's central bank has recommended that the Ministry of Finance remove oil and gas holdings from its $1 trillion (£760 billion) sovereign wealth fund.
Mining and Metals
This crucial mineral could transform Chile into a key player in the e-revolution
Underground reserves South American country one of the most important players of the nascent e-age, something like the new Saudi Arabia.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
The secrets to our universe might lie in this abandoned coal mine in South Dakota
The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is being developed to study the most abundant yet elusive matter particle in the universe.
Emerging Technologies
Five ways technology will change the mining, oil and gas industries
Technological breakthroughs are producing sweeping changes throughout the economy, from manufacturing to your check-out lane at Wal-Mart, and from legal research to laser surgery.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Can coal miners save the Paris climate agreement?
The notion that the coal industry should be propped up as part of an "America First" agenda is being challenged by the very people it would aim to protect - the coal companies themselves.
Digital Economy and Society
Can digital innovation transform the fortunes of the mining and metals industry?
Metals and mining companies are starting to seize the opportunities offered by digital technologies.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
Crops or carats? The unattended tensions between miners and farmers
Stephen Yeboah explores the relationship between farming and mining, and argues more work is needed to ensure the two can co-exist.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
You might not have heard of them, but these new materials will change the world
There is a reason we talk about the Bronze Age and the Iron Age: because materials can change the world. These new ones will do just that.
Mining and Metals
Mining may boost economies, but what's the impact on locals?
Mining in Peru has led to an economic boom, but local communities may not be feeling the benefits.
Africa
Africa is rich in resources – but tax havens are keeping its people poor
When multinationals and wealthy individuals don't pay their fair share of taxes in Africa, it robs the continent of resources that could transform the lives of millions.
Financial and Monetary Systems
What's driving the recent rise in gold prices?
Prices of the precious metal are trading at their highest levels in a year, lifting gold out of a three-year downturn. Why is gold bucking the trend?
Space
Asteroid mining: is this the next space race?
Why is everyone getting so excited about asteroid mining?