With a four-day meeting at Ghent University, the third phase of the European research project MiningImpact has officially begun. Researchers from nine countries are joining forces to study the ...

Thousands of metres below the ocean’s surface lies a world more alien to us than the Moon: the deep sea. It is one of the planet’s last untouched ecosystems – and at the same time seen as a treasure ...

SINGAPORE, March 27 (Reuters) - A strip of the Pacific Ocean seabed that was mined for metals more than 40 years ago has still not recovered, scientists said late on Wednesday, adding weight to calls ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The mercury used to amalgamate gold is cheap, effective and toxic. Studies from artisanal and small-scale mining sites across the Amazon reveal ...

Mining in Brazil does not deliver the sustained economic benefits often claimed, while informal mining is a major driver of deforestation, especially in the Amazon. A new study offers one of the most ...

Ascension has secured public and private backing to accelerate development of its underground critical mineral recovery ...

Indonesia produced nearly four times the amount of nickel in recent years compared to a decade earlier — following the global push for a low-carbon revolution that drives the mining for the mineral ...

Peruvian elections reveal a concerning lack of plans to address illegal mining, which significantly impacts the environment ...