New research from the University of St Andrews has found that metal production carbon footprints could be more than 10 times higher than previously estimated, with serious implications for the ...

SAN SALVADOR, Dec 10 (IPS) - Metal mining has a renewed momentum in Central America, encouraged by populist rulers who, in order to soften environmental damage, claim they can develop it in harmony ...

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Public comment period concludes as Minnesota Department of Natural Resources advances environmental review of the Tamarack Mining ProjectTamarack, Minnesota--(Newsfile Corp. -) - Talon Metals Corp.

Underground mine dewatering requires Nord to obtain a Permit to Take Water ("PTTW") and applicable Environmental Compliance Approval ("ECAs") for the effluent treatment of tailing ...

The devastation raises the question: Is the world better off just sticking with the status quo? With these factors, is renewable energy and clean technology any better than fossil fuels? In 2023, a ...

Magnets for electric cars and wind turbines contain only a small amount of the rare earth metal dysprosium. Yet, this metal is responsible for a large share of the environmental impact and costs, ...

A recent executive order would accelerate mining in little-understood undersea ecosystems. By Rebecca Dzombak Max Bearak and Harry Stevens Life at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean is slow, dark and ...