Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists carrying out the largest study of its kind say. The number of animals found in the tracks of the vehicles…

A multi-billion-dollar gold project owned by the world’s biggest bullion producer has been invaded by illegal diggers in northern Peru, according to a top government official. Newmont Corp.’s stalled Minas Conga project in the Cajamarca region “is being partially exploited…

According to participants at the Rebuilding Ukraine Forum held in Bucharest, leveraging Ukraine’s existing resource potential and enhancing its competitiveness within the global market requires an update of legislation governing critical minerals. Experts emphasized that, in the absence of transparent…

A Utah-based mining company says it has discovered a massive deposit of rare earths and other critical minerals, calling it potentially “one of North America’s most significant” finds to date. Ionic Mineral Technologies — also known as Ionic MT —…

A shift in federal administrative policy regarding environmental and water permitting has reactivated a mining investment pipeline valued at over US$11 billion. The clearing of regulatory backlogs is poised to trigger a wave of capital deployment across major mining hubs,…

European mining stocks are on the verge of capping the best year since 2016. For bulls, another year of gains comes down to copper prices reaching new heights. Citigroup Inc. mining analysts say Glencore Plc is their top pick for…

Egypt is set to launch a new program to treat petroleum waste and maximize the economic value of its mineral resources through a partnership between the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR) and the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy. The…

Carrying her sore-pocked daughter across her decaying field, Helene Mvubu says she is one of thousands to have fallen victim to the toxic waste defiling the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining capital. Global powers, notably China and the United States,…