mining

Members of the uncontacted Hongana Manyawa tribe in Indonesia have been filmed recently confronting developers who tear up their forest. Logging and mining operations on the Indonesian island are now penetrating the rainforest of uncontacted Hongana Manyawa people. The footage was...

The now-highly polluted Salton Sea, in California, could become the "Saudi Arabia of lithium," experts say due to its high concentration of the metal. Global demand for lithium batteries is set to jump five-fold by 2030, and the world could...

Alrosa, the world's largest diamond-producing company, announced on Sunday that it has unearthed the largest gem-quality diamond in Russia in the past decade. The 390.7-carat diamond was extracted from one of Alrosa's mines in the Republic of Sakha, also known...

Alessandra Korap Munduruku, a 39 years old Amazon indigenous leader, has been granted this year's Goldman Prize for her dedication to grassroots activism. She fought against the mining company Anglo American to safeguard the Munduruku territory, and her persistent campaign...

Eldorado Gold, the Canadian mining company, announced on Thursday that the exploitation of the gold and copper deposits at the Skouries mine in Halkidiki, Greece can now go forward as the board approved the investment decision and a facility...

The world's most controversial cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has a climate impact greater than the production of beef and results in nearly as much environmental damage as crude oil, researchers in the United States have calculated. Research from the University of New...

A big Pink Diamond dubbed Lulo Rose has been discovered in the central African country of Angola, and it’s claimed to be the largest in the last 300 years. The rare 170-carat stone was found at the Lulo alluvial diamond...

China’s central bank declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal on Friday, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial digital money. Chinese banks were banned from handling cryptocurrencies in 2013, but the government issued...

The European Commission announced on Wednesday that it will bring Greece to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to recover state aid once given to Greek mining company Larco. Athens failed to comply with a 2017 ruling by...

The government expects to reach a deal with Canadian firm Eldorado Gold over a mining project in northern Greece which has been dogged by years of legal wrangling over environmental concerns. An agreement is anticipated in the coming weeks, the energy ministry...