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However, the mining process also generates a byproduct called phosphogypsum. Florida currently holds an immense amount of this byproduct, with estimates…
Following new environmental monitoring near a mining waste pile in Cottonwood, state agencies say contamination…
David Mwape has spent 24 years working as a teacher in Kabwe, in central Zambia,…
The push for AI trial to speed up environmental approvals has gained significant momentum as Australian mining…
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Zambia is expanding development of its rich deposits of critical minerals, which are needed for the global shift to renewables. But poisoning from past mining and a huge toxic spill at a mine site are raising fears that new wealth…
The community of Capirona faces an unprecedented water crisis due to illegal mining in the Ecuadorian Amazon. This situation represents one of the largest cases of water pollution in indigenous territories. Illegal gold extraction has turned vital rivers into toxic…
A federal court decision on March 31 could see land surrounding Chaco Canyon National Historic Park losing its public land protection, leaving more than 300,000 acres vulnerable to oil and gas drilling. Chaco Canyon is located in the San Juan…
However, the mining process also generates a byproduct called phosphogypsum. Florida currently holds an immense amount of this byproduct, with estimates of around one billion tons reported. Recent legislative efforts such as Florida’s HB 1191 in 2023, are exploring innovative disposal and reuse methods for phosphogypsum, including its potential application in road construction.…
Federal officials have selected a second Black Hills mining proposal for an expedited permitting process. The Bear Lodge Rare Earth Mining Project is on the Wyoming side of the Black Hills, and it’s expected to produce rare earth elements critical…
Two miners in West Virginia — one in Raleigh County and another in Marshall County — died in separate mining incidents between Thursday evening and Friday morning at mines facing dozens of federal citations for safety violations since the beginning…
Highland Copper (OTCQB: HDRSF) was acknowledged in a White House April 6, 2026 Fact Sheet as a contributor to expanding U.S. copper mining, smelting and fabrication. The Fact Sheet ties this buildout to strengthened Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum…
The largest known deposit of the critical mineral fluorspar in the United States is underneath parts of far western Kentucky and southern Illinois. Some say its applications in artificial intelligence could reawaken the region’s mining industry. Over 100 years ago,…