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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,…
LATEST NEWS
Explores for high-grade stibnite at Ester Dome, assesses underground mining potential at newly acquired Nolan Creek, remains reliant on imported feedstock in Montana. United States Antimony Corp. Aug. 5 announced that it is exploring and evaluating the development potential of…
Barrick Mining (B) is facing growing resistance from major shareholders over Chairman John Thornton’s plan to take some of the gold producer’s most valuable North American assets public, Bloomberg News reported Sunday. The proposed initial public offering would include Barrick’s…
In Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed. Thousands of miners are deployed across the Shiwa area, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) northeast…
Missouri S&T is among the universities included in a new $100 million federal initiative designed to strengthen the U.S. critical minerals workforce. The U.S. Department of Energy announced the Providing Opportunities for Specialized Education in Critical Technologies initiative Friday, Aug. 7. The…
President Donald Trump announced over $2 billion in funding towards American mining on Friday, August 7th. The funding will go towards new mining projects, battery materials and rare earth alternatives. President Trump also highlighted over $180 million dollars towards mining…
Hecla Mining Company Aug. 4 reported that the Greens Creek mine in Southeast Alaska continues to anchor the company’s current and future position as North America’s premier silver producer. Over the first six months of 2026, Greens Creek produced 4.23…
Global mining was once the quiet bedrock of industrial economies. Today, it is in the throes of a seismic shift. Driven by an insatiable appetite for minerals—cobalt for batteries, copper for electrification—the industry finds itself at a perilous crossroads. A…
‘We’ll never return’: What next for families evacuated from homes built on former mines?
A resident evacuated from his street following ground movement linked to historical mining work says he expects his family will never return to their home. More than 250 people from 97 homes in the village of Coalsnaugton, Clackmannanshire, were told to…