mining
People literally work themselves to death in world's most remote city: 'Devil’s Paradise'
La Rinconada in the Peruvian Andes is home to around 50,000 people whose life expectancy is reportedly just 30 to 35-years-old.
Millions of asteroids could make you richer than Elon Musk
NASA will be sending a mission to Asteroid 16 Psyche in 2022.
Billionaire-backed mining firm to seek electric vehicle metals in Greenland
Mineral exploration company KoBold Metals has signed an agreement with London-listed Bluejay Mining to search in Greenland for critical materials.
Tribes seek order banning digging at Nevada lithium mine
The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and Atsa Koodakuh Wyh Nuwu/People of Red Mountain are intervening in a lawsuit against Lithium Nevada Corp.
Watch as cops destroy 1,069 bitcoin mining rigs with steamroller
Malaysian cops seized and destroyed 1,069 bitcoin mining rigs by crushing them with a steamroller -- after the miners allegedly siphoned off almost $2 million worth of electricity to power...
‘Diamond rush’ grips South African village after discovery of unidentified stones
The discovery was a life changer, said one digger Mendo Sabelo as he held a handful of tiny stones.
China’s Mojiang mine and its role in the origins of COVID-19
Top US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has urged China to release information about six labourers who fell ill after working in a mine in Yunnan province in 2012.
Oil drillers and Bitcoin miners bond over natural gas
Cryptocurrencies are virtual coins exchanged without middlemen, such as central banks, to purchase goods and services.
Mining robot stranded on Pacific Ocean floor in deep-sea mining trial
Critics, including environmentalist David Attenborough, say seabed mining is untested and has a largely unknown environmental impact.
Greenland election shows divide over rare-earth metals mine
HELSINKI — Greenland is holding an early parliamentary election Tuesday focused in part on whether the semi-autonomous Danish territory should allow international companies to mine the sparsely populated Arctic island’s...
Kick rocks: Suit slams Turkish firm for passing off stones as copper
Mercuria Energy Trading has launched a civil suit against a Turkish firm over what the global commodity trading firm’s lawyer described as fraud related to a deal to buy copper...
China's Inner Mongolia to end cryptocurrency mining projects
China’s Inner Mongolia will end all cryptocurrency mining projects and stop reviewing new projects in industries which consume large amounts of energy, such as steel, coke and methanol production, as...
Three killed in partial collapse of Siberian factory
At least three people were killed in the partial collapse of a processing plant owned by the controversial Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel in arctic Siberia, company officials said Saturday....
Glittering image by NASA shines light on land destroyed by gold mining
The breathtaking image belies a dark history of environmental destruction.
18 Chinese coal miners die from carbon monoxide poisoning
At least 18 coal miners have died from lethal levels of carbon monoxide, China's state TV reported Friday. One miner was found alive following the disaster Friday in the Diaoshidong...
'Incredibly rare' pink diamond sells for record $26 million
An "incredibly rare" purple-pink Russian diamond was auctioned this week for more than $26 million, a record for a gem of its kind. Sotheby's said it sold the massive 14.8-carat...
'Gold Rush' mines fascinating group of veterans for Season 11
This group of "Gold Rush" miners is like none of their predecessors on the top-rated Discovery series.
Canadian town Asbestos votes to change its toxic name
"I was born in Asbestos and I want to die in Asbestos," said one resident.
Rio Tinto execs step down after blast destroyed ancient Australian caves
Rio Tinto said its CEO and two other top executives would step down over the mining giant's destruction a pair of ancient caves in Australia. Chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques will...
Ex-Democratic mayor says mining town 'lost hope' until Trump
Bob Vlaisavljevich, the formerly Democratic mayor of a small Minnesota mining town, touted President Trump as a defender of his constituents and Americans like them in remarks Tuesday night at...