A $100-million fine against a global mining giant for contaminating water in Quebec’s Côte-Nord marks the highest-ever infraction of its kind, but experts say the settlement with the federal government also shows the immense challenges in regulating the country’s mining sector.…

Brazil is expected to see the advancement of a new gold project in the state of Amapá, with expected investments of up to 2 billion reais (US$400 million). This week, the Amapá State Secretariat for the Environment (Sema) issued the…

Anger is growing over alleged safety violations in the wake of China’s worst mining disaster in more than 15 years. At least 82 people were killed and more than 120 injured after an explosion on Friday at the Liushenyu coal…

Lone Star and Stander drilling aims to expand gold resources. Klondike Gold Corp. May 26 reported that its 2026 diamond drilling program is underway at the Klondike District Gold Project in Yukon, where the company is working toward an updated…

Geologists cracked a 2-billion-year-old code buried deep in the Earth, and it’s rewriting everything we thought we knew about finding rare earth metals. Finding rare earth elements has never been straightforward. These 17 metals, essential to electric vehicles, wind turbines,…

Mining advocates say Twin Metals is expected to move forward with plans for a copper-nickel mine in the Rainy River Watershed following the U.S. Senate’s passage of House Joint Resolution 140. Environmental advocates, meanwhile, are turning to state lawmakers, urging stronger action…

Ghana is facing a deepening national crisis caused by illegal small‑scale gold mining, widely known as galamsey, a word derived from “gather them and sell”. The practice is rapidly destroying rivers, forests, and farming communities. While often framed as an environmental…

Amnesty International is warning that the rapid expansion of lithium mining projects across Nevada is violating the rights of Indigenous peoples, raising concerns about environmental harm, cultural destruction and the failure to obtain tribal consent, according to a new research…