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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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The material might just revolutionize modern manufacturing. In recently published research, scientists have revealed a special alloy that could change the game with its combination of temperature tolerance, resistance to wear, and previously unheard of fracture toughness. How do you…
In the world of artificial intelligence and image processing, a significant breakthrough has emerged that focuses on enhancing low-illumination images in coal mining environments. This realm often suffers from challenging visibility conditions, where conventional imaging techniques might fall short of…
These feathery gas detectors became beloved pets in the dark depths The canary in a coal mine is more than a metaphor—for nearly a century, this bright yellow songbird saved lives around the world by alerting miners of deadly harms…
CIVICUS discusses environmental accountability in Zambia with Christian-Geraud Neema, Africa editor at the China Global South Project, an independent journalism initiative that covers and follows China’s activities in global south countries. A group of 176 Zambian farmers has filed a…
Sudan produced 70 tons of gold in 2025, exceeding its annual production target, the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company [SMRC] has reported. In a statement published on Facebook on Monday, the state-owned company said gold output reached 113% of the planned…
Planning for the climate-driven decline of skiing, Aspen would do well to mark the rise in silver prices and reinstate the old mining town’s industrial past. Silver mining could become a retro economic engine, a fitting alternative to dependence on…
Sometime it feels like the year just flies by. But so much has happened, so let’s recap for you. JANUARY: President Trump took the oath of office for a second time. That first month, he signed an executive order about…
Accused of being a smokescreen for metals smuggled from DR Congo, the country now boasts Africa’s largest tungsten mine Beneath the Rwandan hillside at Nyakabingo, hundreds of miners unearth daily a metal used in bombs and bullets that is central…