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Ghana’s Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, during a visit to the…
When two Oglala Lakota scouts heard drilling was expected to begin on Pe’ Sla, the…
Australian Indigenous group appeals Fortescue mining compensation ruling, seeks $1.3 billion
Australia’s Yindjibarndi Indigenous group said on Wednesday it had lodged an appeal with the federal…
As the country places more priority on the mining industry in this financial year, Namayingo…
MINING
Mining, long a part of state history, is now a $4 billion-a-year industry in Alaska,…
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As many as half a million abandoned coal mines dot the United States. These mines pose a major threat to public health and safety, in addition to environmental well-being. While many of these sites have been abandoned since the 1970s,…
Strengthening Dialogue on Environmental and Social Practices in the Mining Sector in Indonesia
The Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French Geological Survey (BRGM), and the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal (DG Minerba) of Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR), in close coordination with Badan Geologi strengthened cooperation on international…
Chile fines multinational mining company, Antofagasta, for environmental compliance violations
Antofagasta’s U.S. subsidiary Twin Metals has been pushing to mine copper, other metals from land near Minnesota’s famous Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness A mining company that hopes to extract metals near one of the United States most beloved nature…
Forest Service releases Final Environmental Impact Statement for Hermosa Mine Project near Patagonia
The federal report details environmental impacts and opens a 45-day objection window before a final decision is expected in July. The Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Hermosa Critical Minerals Project – a mine that’s located outside of the town of Patagonia…
What’s at stake at this week’s seabed mining talks. Trump’s aggressive push toward deep-sea mining is putting pressure on global negotiators to act fast to shape deep-sea mining rules. Indigenous advocates who have been fighting for their rights to be…
On a dirt road that cuts through the Rio Novo settlement in the southeast of Pará state, battered motorcycles carry small loads of organic food to sell in the city, while passing trucks loaded with minerals for export. Parauapebas, Brazil’s…
Deep-sea mining hopeful TMC the metals company (Nasdaq: TMC) took a key step forward in the US regulatory process for securing its permit to explore and extract minerals from the Pacific Ocean floor. In a press release on Monday, TMC…
California lithium and power developer Controlled Thermal Resources will go public on the Nasdaq through a $4.7 billion merger with blank-check firm Plum Acquisition Corp IV, the companies said on Monday. The listing has been CTR’s goal since at least 2021 and…