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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…
Senate Republicans send Trump resolution to lift mining ban near Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban…
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Slag from metal processing may help capture and store CO2 emissions. A new Concordia-led study…
LATEST NEWS
Dominican Republic has over 150 million tons of rare earth deposits, president says
SANTO DOMINGO, Feb 27 (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic has identified rare earth deposits that could position the Caribbean nation as a significant future supplier of minerals critical to high-tech industries, President Luis Abinader said on Friday. Preliminary studies indicate…
The National Critical and Strategic Minerals Committee, constituted by NITI Aayog, has urged coordinated action between public and private mining companies to boost India’s self-reliance in critical minerals. The panel emphasised the need to accelerate exploration, expand research and development…
US mining company Alcoa hit with ‘unprecedented’ $55m penalty for illegal clearing of WA jarrah forests
The environment minister, Murray Watt, has handed a $55m penalty to the US mining giant Alcoa for unlawful land clearing for bauxite mining in Western Australia’s northern jarrah forests, south of Perth. As Watt announced the “unprecedented” remediation order, he…
India, Canada ink pacts on critical minerals, uranium ore; eye free trade deal
Bilateral trade in goods was worth Canadian $13.32 billion in 2024, while bilateral trade in services was valued at Canadian $19.61 billion in the same period. India and Canada on Monday firmed up agreements on critical minerals and supply of…
Salt of the Earth: Vast Underground Salt Caverns Are Preserving Our History—and Just Might Power Our Future
In spring 2025, torrential rains fell on central Romania’s Harghita County in Transylvania, causing the waters of the Corund River to flood its banks. Speaking to reporters at a press conference in early May, county prefect Petres Sandor estimated that the river,…
Malaysia Extends Australian Mining License But Demands End to Radioactive Waste
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian officials have granted Australian mining company Lynas Rare Earths a decade-long extension to operate its processing facility, while mandating the elimination of radioactive waste production by 2031. The Lynas processing plant in Malaysia represents…
Mexico’s mining sector has shifted from expansion to stricter regulatory enforcement following the 2022 and 2023 Mining Law reforms, which reduced concession terms, introduced public tenders, strengthened compliance requirements, and centralized control over strategic minerals such as lithium through LitioMX.…
Montana honors men who died in state’s worst coal mining disaster 83-years ago
HELENA, Mont. — Sacrifices made to win WWII weren’t just overseas. Contributions to manufacture iron and other essentials for the war effort were produced on the home front. At the height of WWII, The Smith Mine near Bear Creek, was…