The modern space race is on. Now, more than 80 countries across the globe have a presence in space. New opportunities in space are being discovered and advancements in space resource utilization, telecommunications, space tourism, along with lower costs of…

Aug 12 (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions against an armed group aligned with Congo’s military as well as a Congolese mining company and two Hong Kong-based exporters over armed violence and the sale of critical minerals.…

China’s Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd sees unprecedented global uncertainties on the critical and precious metals markets amid rising protectionism and trade barriers, the biggest Chinese and the world’s largest metals miner in terms of market value said on Wednesday.…

How it started This is not how I thought things would go down when I started covering deep-sea mining. I knew that impatience and greed could have unforeseen consequences for life that depends on healthy oceans, including humans. I just…

KoBold Metals, the mineral explorer backed by US billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, has secured seven new permits to search for lithium and other critical minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The licences were granted just weeks…

As the U.N. body faces an American threat to its jurisdiction over deep-sea mining, diplomats have more or less left all the important questions unanswered For the last three decades, the United Nations-affiliated body called the International Seabed Authority, or…

Roughly two years ago, Teck Washington, the local arm of the Canadian-based mining company, reached out to the Kalispel Tribe for a meeting. The tribe wasn’t told exactly why, but staff members knew it likely had something to do with…

Sweden’s government has proposed a landmark policy shift to remove its uranium mining ban, effective January 1, 2026. This reversal represents a dramatic change in the country’s energy strategy as it faces growing electricity demands and seeks to reduce dependence…