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In the name of increased nickel demand, primarily for electric vehicles, Indonesia’s Marine Protected Areas…
A federal court decision on March 31 could see land surrounding Chaco Canyon National Historic…
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…
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Three mining projects worth US$17.32 billion (bn) entered Chile’s environmental evaluation system during the first quarter, marking a historic quarterly record and reflecting a rebound in the sector’s investment. The figure includes the operational continuity project and copper production growth…
Peruvians head to the polls Sunday to elect a new president and Congress, but illegal mining – a major driver of deforestation and mercury pollution – has received little attention on the campaign trail, even as it spreads deeper into…
China’s sulphuric acid export ban is threatening to disrupt copper, nickel and silver mining operations facing supply chain and logistics pressures Mining operations worldwide are bracing for significant disruption as China’s sulphuric acid export ban from May threatens to severely constrain production…
A draft environmental assessment said that the mining is necessary because market conditions suggest a demand for quartz. Over 300 acres of national forest land in Arkansas could soon become the site of quartz mining, and the public has until…
Interior Alaska mine poised to remain a key gold producer and economic driver for years to come. FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Two decades after its first gold pour, Pogo mine has evolved from a modest, 10-year operation into a cornerstone Interior Alaska…
In the name of increased nickel demand, primarily for electric vehicles, Indonesia’s Marine Protected Areas enter the crosshairs of industry. As the global economy and all its good conscience makes strides in shifting toward renewable energy, so too does it…
Venezuela’s effort to attract foreign investors to develop its gold, iron and bauxite seams has enthusiastic backing from the Trump administration but faces big challenges, including armed groups with deep interests in the chaotic, largely illegal prospecting industry that has developed…
Namibia Critical Metals (TSX-V:NMI, OTCQB:NMREF) said on Monday it has appointed seasoned hydrometallurgist Niels Verbaan as vice president, metallurgy, as the Canadian junior miner pushes to advance its Lofdal Heavy Rare Earth Project in Namibia toward a definitive feasibility study. Verbaan,…