A global metals selloff dragged down shares in companies ranging from Arizona copper miners to the world's largest gold producer to a silver firm with assets stretching from Alaska to Quebec. Although ...

Scientific studies show substantial reductions in deep-sea biodiversity following mining tests, with impacts potentially lasting decades. Governments are split between environmental caution and the ...

The global competition for critical minerals has intensified as Chinese mining companies have accelerated their international acquisitions, marking the busiest year for overseas deals in over a decade ...

ACCRA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Ghana has banned mining in forest reserves as part of sweeping environmental protections aimed at safeguarding water bodies and halting deforestation, the Ministry of ...

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A process to extract metals from their ore with hydrogen could make deep-sea mining for valuable materials more sustainable than mining on land, a new study claims. Swathes of the ocean floor are ...

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The Louvre’s “Mona Lisa,” the British Museum’s Rosetta Stone, MoMA’s “Starry Night” — major museums often have one must-see item that singlehandedly draws visitors from around the world. For the ...

ESTER, Alaska—At a mining site here, Rod Blakestad cracked open a shiny rock with his pick. He found quartz, a sign that the rock may contain gold. But Blakestad, a veteran gold hunter, tossed the ...