Tag: Mining community
The environmental impacts of Cryptocurrencies
More and more frequently we hear words such as Bitcoin, Litecoin, Monero and Ethereum, digital-based medium of exchange known as ‘cryptocurrencies’. Most often, we hear about the beneficial potentials of cryptocurrency, such as that of not being controlled by any central authority, but working primarily as a decentralized, peer-to-peer network of exchange, recorded and produced by the cryptocurrency community as a whole (Krishnan et al.… Read More
Role and Responsibility of Switzerland in the Commodity Trade Sector
Switzerland, a resource-poor country, rose in only a few years to the world-wide biggest “turntable” for commodity trading. Switzerland is home to about 500 companies specialised in commodity trading and extraction, including giants such as Glencore, Vale, Cargill, Vitol and Trafigura.
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