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Mining advocates say Twin Metals is expected to move forward with plans for a copper-nickel…
Ghana is facing a deepening national crisis caused by illegal small‑scale gold mining, widely known…
Amnesty International is warning that the rapid expansion of lithium mining projects across Nevada is…
USA: Boom in lithium mining across Nevada is violating the rights of Indigenous Peoples The…
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A stark divide between record corporate profits and plummeting consumer sentiment is not an economic paradox, but the predictable outcome of decades of monetary expansion, according to Austrian School economist Dr. Mark Thornton. Speaking on Kitco News, the senior fellow…
Electric car batteries. iPhones. Wiring for electricity-intensive data centers. Ammunition for U.S. military campaigns. Minerals like cobalt, copper, gold and antimony are key ingredients for products like these, for which demand is ever-growing. And Idaho is feeling the effects. The…
A proposal to ban new mining on New Zealand’s public conservation land has been drawn from Parliament’s ballot, putting one of the country’s most emotional land-use debates back in the spotlight. At the center of the fight is the question…
BlackRock would back consolidation among large miners because it would open the sector to generalist investors at a scale that would make it easier to bring on large and complex projects needed for new supply, a portfolio manager said on…
The U.S. agency responsible for overseeing deep-sea mining in federal waters is preparing to auction off seabed blocks within months — a step that could kick-start commercial-scale deep-sea mining and make the U.S. one of the first countries to allow…
Environmental questions plague deep-sea mining ambitions, but US bodies say the sector needs an adaptive management approach. Despite being an industry that does not yet exist at commercial scale, the deep-sea mining of polymetallic nodules from the ocean floor is…
A $100-million fine against a global mining giant for contaminating water in Quebec’s Côte-Nord marks the highest-ever infraction of its kind, but experts say the settlement with the federal government also shows the immense challenges in regulating the country’s mining sector.…
Brazil is expected to see the advancement of a new gold project in the state of Amapá, with expected investments of up to 2 billion reais (US$400 million). This week, the Amapá State Secretariat for the Environment (Sema) issued the…