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A new mining agreement provides no benefits for Mexico and fails to address health and…
A group of monks piled into Harry Browne’s one-room cabin earlier this year for morning…
The Malawi government has suspended the mining license of a coal company for dumping mining…
Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban…
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Representatives of international companies investing in Egypt’s mining sector met a delegation from the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources to discuss the developments and potential of the sector during a session titled “Spotlight on Egypt” at the Prospectors and…
Niger’s government cites broken promises as the basis for rescinding three mining concession contracts. The government of Niger has announced the revocation of three gold mining and refining licences effective 3 March, citing breach of contract and a failure to…
Congressional Republicans moved closer Wednesday to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, pushing a resolution to end the moratorium through the House despite environmentalists’ warnings that it could devastate a premier destination for…
Governments must defend international law As governments gather this week for the latest Council session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), evidence submitted by Greenpeace International raises questions about whether The Metals Company (TMC), its subsidiaries, and subcontractors may have breached the regulator’s exploration…
As many as half a million abandoned coal mines dot the United States. These mines pose a major threat to public health and safety, in addition to environmental well-being. While many of these sites have been abandoned since the 1970s,…
The Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French Geological Survey (BRGM), and the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal (DG Minerba) of Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR), in close coordination with Badan Geologi strengthened cooperation on international…
Antofagasta’s U.S. subsidiary Twin Metals has been pushing to mine copper, other metals from land near Minnesota’s famous Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness A mining company that hopes to extract metals near one of the United States most beloved nature…
The federal report details environmental impacts and opens a 45-day objection window before a final decision is expected in July. The Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Hermosa Critical Minerals Project – a mine that’s located outside of the town of Patagonia…