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A new mining agreement provides no benefits for Mexico and fails to address health and…
A group of monks piled into Harry Browne’s one-room cabin earlier this year for morning…
The Malawi government has suspended the mining license of a coal company for dumping mining…
Senate Republicans send Trump resolution to lift mining ban near Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban…
MINING
Slag from metal processing may help capture and store CO2 emissions. A new Concordia-led study…
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At the end of the third quarter the MINING.COM TOP 50* ranking of the world’s most valuable miners had a combined market capitalization of just under $1.97 trillion, up nearly $700 billion so far in 2025 with most of the…
Mexico develops a national catalog of mining units to strengthen environmental oversight
Mexico’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources ( Semarnat ) is working on creating a National Catalog of Mining Units to provide a comprehensive registry that will allow for more accurate monitoring of the country’s mining and metallurgical operations, said Luz Mariana…
New Report Reveals Australia Could Be World’s Second-Largest Rare Earth Supplier, Overtaking the US
A new report has revealed that Australia can overtake the US to become the world’s second-largest producer of rare earth elements (REEs), after China. Used for renewable energy and technology components, REEs are expected to grow in demand beyond capacity…
EU-Backed Mine.io Project Shows How Smart Tech can Make Mining Greener and More Efficient
A recent study in Resources explored the evolving landscape of mining practices within the European Project Mine.io. The aim was to establish standard protocols that define the functional and non-functional needs of diverse mining sites, supporting sustainable development and digital transformation. By proposing…
PATH TO NET ZERO: Miners pursue decarbonization despite regulatory rollbacks
Top miners are advancing their decarbonization goals despite heightened geopolitical volatility. US President Donald Trump has actively opposed efforts to reduce CO2 emissions, and his government has sought to eliminate emissions-cutting measures from US policy. But while the US is one of the…
BHP (ASX: BHP), the world’s largest miner, is considering reopening four long-closed copper mines in Arizona, the centre of the copper industry in the United States. Chief executive officer Mike Henry said that policy changes introduced by president Donald Trump…
The global metals and mining industry posted one of its strongest financial performances in two decades last year, earning $700 billion in profits despite a 6% drop in revenue, according to McKinsey’s newly released Global Materials Perspective 2025. The report highlights that…
Silver fell more than 6% in its biggest drop in six months as the broad precious metals group retreated following a furious rally this week. The pullback came as concerns eased over credit quality in the US and trade frictions…