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In Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold…
Residents filled a gymnasium at the Emily City Hall Tuesday night to hear more about…
Quebec Firm Pioneers Cyanide-Free Gold Extraction and Arsenic-Capture to Clean up Mining Industry
A Quebec chemical firm has developed a cyanide-free, and generally non-toxic method to extract gold…
The Pebble Mine project has been in administrative limbo since Barack Obama held office. Under…
MINING
Cummins announces new mining developments to advance performance, efficiency and lifecycle value
Cummins Inc has announced a series of technological developments for its portfolio of mining solutions…
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The Sulfur Bottleneck: How a Global Chokepoint Threatens the Energy Transition
Deep beneath the surface of the earth and within the complex refining towers of the modern petroleum industry lies an unassuming, bright yellow element that acts as the silent engine of global development. Sulfur, often overlooked in favor of flashier…
A critical minerals company has reported a record reserve of tungsten in Nevada (Interesting Engineering). Tungsten has numerous uses in aerospace and defense manufacturing, but the U.S. largely relies on foreign sources for its supply. The details: According to 3 Proton…
The International Energy Agency’s newly released Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2026 highlights a reality that is becoming increasingly clear: demand for critical minerals continues to rise as the world accelerates the deployment of electric vehicles, battery energy storage systems, renewable energy technologies,…
As the country places more priority on the mining industry in this financial year, Namayingo District, known for its gold deposits, has raised an alarm on the changing climatic conditions brought by excessive mining in the area, posing greater risks…
Namibia President Presses Mining Industry to Deliver Jobs, Drive Investment
Opening the Chamber of Mines expo in Windhoek, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah urged mining firms to turn pledges into jobs, investment and value addition to growth. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on Namibia’s mining industry to move beyond discussions and accelerate…
President Donald Trump’s Department of War announced today over $80 million in investments in multiple schools of mines and metallurgy, including the Colorado School of Mines, the South Dakota School of Mines, and Johns Hopkins University. Since taking office, President…
Harare (Fides News Agency) – The Zimbabwean government has decided to establish a task force to tackle illegal mining, which the authorities consider to be at the root of many of the problems affecting the country. The decision came at…
Newmont marks group-wide first with commissioning of Cat 6040 mining shovel at Ahafo South
Newmont says it has successfully commissioned the Cat® 6040 next generation hydraulic mining shovel at its Ahafo South mine, in Ghana, making it the first operation within Newmont and one of only three mine sites globally to deploy this cutting-edge…