Author: GEN
The Blockchain in Business Transactions : the Roadblocks to the Chain
More and more slogans coming from oil and gas, technology companies or even consulting firms, are singing the praises of the blockchain technology and how it will disrupt the business as we know it today.… Read More
Behind the Technicalities of Cryptocurrencies: Smart Contracts and Coinmap
Cryptocurrencies are becoming more and more relevant as we see the growth in interest and investment in them. Today the value of Bitcoin went beyond U$11,000, to the surprise of those who were still perplex of it hitting the U$10,000 mark yesterday.… Read More
Controversial Gold Mine in Bergama, Turkey
Goldmine in Bergama is a source of political controversy for long-time but different reasons. Problems began with environmental concerns and followed by “being national” and finally with the financing of terrorism.… Read More
The Bridge of Diversity: Inside a Chinese Infrastructure Project in Mozambique
Running for Resources Again?
As industrialization took off in Europe at the 19th Century, Imperialists rushed to Africa to ensure the natural resources necessary for powering the metropole. Violence and deep exploitation followed, completely impeding the development of the African countries.… Read More
River Sand: A Resource under Strain
INDIA’S “sand mafia” is doing a roaring trade. The Times of India estimates that the illicit market for sand is worth around 150bn rupees ($2.3bn) a year; at one site in Tamil Nadu alone, 50,000 lorryloads are mined every day and smuggled to nearby states.… Read More
The Diamond as Big as Des Bergues
The Diamond as Big as des Bergues.
Erik Post
Two desks and four security guards flank the lectern in the middle of the podium.… Read More
Space Mining : Has a New War Begun ?
Luxembourg is the first European country to have authorised exploitation and use of natural resources in or coming from space this year, the US had been the first to implement such a legislation in 2015 through the so-called Space Act.… Read More
The Mines of Trepça & Stories of Men
The Trepça Mines were one of the most flourishing industries in the Yugoslavian Era. Mostly located in Serbia and Kosovo, Trepça employed more than 40’000 employees at the largest, in the mines and associated infrastructures. … Read More