According to reports dated November 17 placed before HHRC panel, it was stated that based on joint inspections, legal ...

While areas rich in rare minerals may be a blessing for the country’s economy, they can also be a curse for the local populations in the DRC.

Public complaints around bitcoin mining noise pollution are growing, but miners have plenty of solutions at their disposal. Let’s use them. Bitcoin mining is loud. Anyone reading that sentence who has ...

Critics of crypto-mining operations say the burgeoning industry is not delivering on promises to provide jobs and economic development to rural areas in exchange for cheap power and tax breaks. Little ...

HELENA, MT — U.S. Geological Survey researchers say rising levels of nitrate and selenium in Canada’s Elk River are unparalleled in the annals of modern monitoring. The concentrations of selenium and ...

A federal judge's ruling released today holds Northshore Mining Co. to state air pollution regulations that compare asbestos-like fibers in Silver Bay air with air in St. Paul. U.S. District Court ...

As demand for cobalt, nickel, and other critical minerals surges, governments and companies are eyeing the deep ocean floor.

An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies to date, and peer-reviewed results have ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new report suggests that the noise pollution produced by deep-sea mining activities could have far-reaching effects on the marine environment, ...

Mining involves moving a lot of rock, so some mess is expected. However, mining operations can continue to affect ecosystems long after activity has ended. Heavy metals and corrosive substances leach ...

The Haryana Human Rights Commission also ordered that the Sarpanch of Khanak and local villagers be made part of these ...

From the column: " Minnesotans support mining in general but agree that some places are too special, too unique, and too ...