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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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The US government plans to take more equity stakes in critical minerals companies, a White House official said Thursday, calling the once-rare move necessary to counter China’s dominance in the raw materials used in everything from semiconductors to MRI machines.…
A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior. When the rover rolled its 899-kilogram (1,982-pound) body over the fragile lump of mineral in May of last year, the deposit broke open, revealing yellow…
Russian aluminium producer Rusal is making a calculated entry into the East African market, going into partnership with Ethiopia’s sovereign wealth fund to build an aluminium smelter with capacity for 500,000 tonnes per year. With a projected timeline of three…
Scarcity of water is emerging as a defining constraint of the 21st century. As one of the most notoriously water-intensive activities, the mining and metals industry sits at the heart of this challenge. In the United States alone, mineral extraction…
One small Indigenous territory is currently the site of roughly 70% of deforestation in Indigenous territories across the Brazilian Amazon due to illegal mining over the last two years, according to government data. The Sararé Indigenous Territory in Mato Grosso state…
Abiding by international law is the only path to peace and sustainable development at sea, China’s foreign vice-minister Hua Chunying said on Monday in a veiled swipe at the US over its unilateral exploitation of seabed minerals. “The oceans are…
The bill would create a new legal shield for people who own former phosphate mining land. It helps owners remove what’s called “strict liability” if someone sues over harms caused by pollution. A bill is making its way through the…
Convention, attendees heard firsthand the message that would be widely reported by digital newspapers the following day: “Marcelo Ebrard, minister of economy, announced at the International Mining Convention in Acapulco that large-scale mining exploration will resume in 2026, pending permits…