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A new mining agreement provides no benefits for Mexico and fails to address health and…
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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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Venezuela has approved a new mining law to open the gold industry to international investors, but the legislation overlooks the symbiosis between illegal mining and the national government—and the dirty gold that results. The Organic Mines Law (Ley Orgánica de…
Fast-tracking clearances for critical minerals may ease supply risks, but without stronger transparency and community safeguards, it risks undermining sustainability and public trust In March 2026, India’s Ministry of Mines initiated the seventh tranche of auctions for the rights to explore and…
The Malawi government has suspended the mining license of a coal company for dumping mining waste into two rivers that communities rely on for water. The suspension follows an uproar by one of the communities in Malawi’s coal mining heartland…
An environmental advocacy group is suing the Department of the Interior (DOI) over its decision to greenlight a rare earth mining project located within the Mojave National Preserve a year ago. The lawsuit, filed last week by environmental law firm Earthjustice on…
U.S. companies are showing “significant” interest in Democratic Republic of Congo mining assets, including the rebel-held Rubaya area, a State Department official said, adding that investments in that area will have to align with Washington-led peace efforts. Earlier this year,…
International body regulating seabed mining faces challenge to its authority Even as the race to mine the ocean floor for important minerals intensifies, an international body tasked with regulating the emerging industry ended a key global meeting this week without…
The Vizsla Silver workers were taken Jan. 23 from Concordia, in the northwestern state of Sinaloa Vancouver-based Vizsla Silver has confirmed that nine of its 10 workers abducted in Concordia, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, in late January have…
Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, hoping to clear the way for a South American company to extract precious metals from the…