By Ruth Kamnitzer The Elk Valley in southeast British Columbia is home to Canada’s four largest coal mines. With a proposed ...

In her May 19 commentary in the News Tribune, MiningMinnesota Executive Director Julie Lucas, a lobbyist for the copper mining industry, glossed over what is really happening in the watershed of the ...

An Indigenous tribe in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is testing whether specially selected trees can remove toxic metals from ...

Before a solar panel can be installed on a roof or an electric bus can hit the streets, manufacturers first have to get their hands on key metals and minerals. But to meet the demands of the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A major U.S. mining company has applied to extend and expand its ...

Mining pollution has been a fact of life for 15-year-old “Joyce” as long as she can remember. Joyce, whose real name is different, lives in the Zambian city of Kabwe, where mining for lead and zinc ...

DULUTH — State regulators want any potential mining activity to be farther away from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness than currently allowed, leaving more restrictive regulations up to the ...

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 ...

OCIM Metals and Mining SA (OMM) announced on Wednesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the formalization of ...

Failing wastewater treatment works, ageing sewage infrastructure, smouldering illegal dumps, industrial and urban runoff and ...

Failing wastewater treatment works, ageing sewage infrastructure, smouldering illegal dumps, industrial and urban runoff and a legacy of mining activities have ruined Joburg's air and water ...