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Over the next few months, Guinea’s environment ministry will review an environmental and social impact…
A proposed West High Yield Resources (TSXV: WHY) magnesium mine in British Columbia remains stuck…
United States President Donald Trump overturned a 2023 decision by the Biden administration that had…
A $100-million fine against a global mining giant for contaminating water in Quebec’s Côte-Nord marks…
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The Pebble Mine project has been in administrative limbo since Barack Obama held office. Under President Donald Trump, the federal government has largely shown it would rather pursue “Extraordinary Resource Potential,” to quote a Trump executive order, than uphold long-standing…
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ASU researchers develop ways to stabilize waste from mining activities and recover critical minerals across Arizona. Arizona State University researchers are testing ways to turn one of mining’s biggest environmental liabilities into a potential resource for American businesses and consumers.…
Over the next few months, Guinea’s environment ministry will review an environmental and social impact assessment for an iron ore mine in the country’s Nimba Mountains. The project, named Kon Kweni, is to be carved out of Mount Nimba Strict…