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Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban…
The US Senate narrowly voted on Thursday to overturn a ban on mining near Minnesota’s…
A draft environmental assessment said that the mining is necessary because market conditions suggest a…
In the name of increased nickel demand, primarily for electric vehicles, Indonesia’s Marine Protected Areas…
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In Brazil’s eastern Amazon, a bright red flower found nowhere else on Earth is threatened with extinction from expanding iron ore mining, scientists warn. The flowering plant, Ipomoea cavalcantei, known locally as flor-de-Carajás, only grows in cangas, an island-like ecosystem…
Venezuela has approved a new mining law to open the gold industry to international investors, but the legislation overlooks the symbiosis between illegal mining and the national government—and the dirty gold that results. The Organic Mines Law (Ley Orgánica de…
Fast-tracking clearances for critical minerals may ease supply risks, but without stronger transparency and community safeguards, it risks undermining sustainability and public trust In March 2026, India’s Ministry of Mines initiated the seventh tranche of auctions for the rights to explore and…
The Malawi government has suspended the mining license of a coal company for dumping mining waste into two rivers that communities rely on for water. The suspension follows an uproar by one of the communities in Malawi’s coal mining heartland…
An environmental advocacy group is suing the Department of the Interior (DOI) over its decision to greenlight a rare earth mining project located within the Mojave National Preserve a year ago. The lawsuit, filed last week by environmental law firm Earthjustice on…
U.S. companies are showing “significant” interest in Democratic Republic of Congo mining assets, including the rebel-held Rubaya area, a State Department official said, adding that investments in that area will have to align with Washington-led peace efforts. Earlier this year,…
International body regulating seabed mining faces challenge to its authority Even as the race to mine the ocean floor for important minerals intensifies, an international body tasked with regulating the emerging industry ended a key global meeting this week without…
The Vizsla Silver workers were taken Jan. 23 from Concordia, in the northwestern state of Sinaloa Vancouver-based Vizsla Silver has confirmed that nine of its 10 workers abducted in Concordia, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, in late January have…