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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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Mexico’s government is negotiating a settlement with Vulcan Materials to permanently end limestone extraction at the Calica site in Quintana Roo, offering the company an alternative location and port-use flexibility in exchange for environmental remediation. The outcome carries weight beyond…
Miners backed by the US administration sell to Japan and South Korea despite push to develop domestic supply chain US rare earths produced by Washington-backed companies are flowing to Japan and South Korea, as American demand has yet to materialise…
The U.S. is beginning to see signs of a uranium mining boom as the Trump administration pushes to revive a nuclear power sector it believes is vital to feed the grid and power-hungry data centers. Most of the uranium used…
Chile and Argentina have revived a nearly three-decade-old treaty to develop mining projects along their shared border, with planned investments that exceed $20.7 billion. The proximity of Argentine mining deposits to Chile’s northern mining regions could support the expansion of…
Metal alloys are used everywhere from aircraft to cutlery, making them an indispensable part of modern life. Scientists are continuing to try to find ways to improve them – which often comes down to the way they’re initially formed. Steel…
From Music to Metals: Fugitive Composer Accused of Orchestrating Family Metals Scheme Spanning Three Generations
For many people who filled concert halls in New York and Moscow, Igor Raykhelson was known as a gifted composer – a classically trained musician whose works blended Russian tradition with American jazz. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln…
Water shortages could prevent the US from mining more lithium, deepening reliance on foreign imports
Growing water scarcity could hamper the expansion of lithium mining in the U.S., deepening its reliance on foreign imports over the coming decades, a new study finds. Lithium is used in electric-vehicle and energy-storage batteries due to its high energy…
Driven by the two goals of “dual carbon” and the restructuring of the global mining industry, Chinese mining equipment major Tonly Heavy Industries says greening, intelligence, low-carbon and unmanned operations have become the core directions and inevitable paths for industry…