Science & Technology
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.
4th Industrial Revolution
Industry
Economy
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4th Industrial Revolution
Industry
Economy
Global Issue
System Initiative
Mining and Metals
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.
Climate Change
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.
Mining and Metals
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.
Finance
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?
Mining and Metals
What is the impact of the commodities crunch on mining?
This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation. Anglo American, one of the largest mining companies in the world, has announced a restructure that will cut 85,000 jobs w...
Global
Why have commodities crashed?
Commodities have already had a tough 2015 – but earlier this week, prices for everything, from crude oil to industrial metals such as iron ore and copper, plummeted even further. The sect...
Environment
What should we do with industrial leftovers?
This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation. Publication does not imply endorsement of views by the World Economic Forum. More than a billion tonnes of potentially to...
Environment
How Kenyan farming communities are adapting to climate change
Gusts of wind blow the dust coming from thousands of animals as they make their way to Urura borehole in Kenya’s arid northern Merti ward. The well is set in a grazing area reserved for u...
Environment
How do we extract resources in a socially responsible way?
Christoph Heinrich, a professor at ETH’s Institute of Geochemistry and Petrology, is keen to emphasise one thing right from the start: “It’s simply wrong to talk about final limits to res...