Silver has suffered its worst price collapse in history, marking the largest percentage decline since the 1980s. The precious metal hit an all-time high of $120 per ounce earlier this week before starting to pull back from that peak. It…

Demand for rare earth elements, other similar minerals rises, as do international tensions As worldwide demand for rare earth elements and other similar minerals rises – as do tensions among the United States, China and now Greenland – South Dakota…

More than 200 people have been killed in a mine collapse in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, rebel authorities have said. The mine, in the town of Rubaya, gave way on Wednesday due to heavy rains, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesman…

No injuries reported; MSHA inspector is investigating the incident. Kinross Alaska Jan. 27 reported a large conveyor belt caught fire at Fort Knox, temporarily shutting down operations at the more than 400,000-ounce-per-year gold mine about 20 miles north of Fairbanks,…

Beijing’s investment is transforming the landscape in Bor — and the lives of the people who call it home. In northeastern Serbia, the town of Bor rose around some of Europe’s most significant copper and gold deposits. From the 1940s,…

Over many decades, coal mining in West Virginia has exposed sulfur-bearing rocks to oxygen, creating a widespread problem that continues to plague the region: the draining of highly acidic water into streams and creeks, which are then rendered lifeless. But…

When the United States recently escalated its confrontation with Venezuela – carrying out strikes in Caracas and capturing President Nicolás Maduro – the moves were framed as political intervention. But the raid also reflected a deeper contest over oil and critical mineral…

Indonesia has reclaimed more than 4 million hectares (9.9 million acres, about the size of Switzerland) of land nationwide that had been used for plantations, mining or other activities inside areas officially designated as forest, according to the government. The…