Japanese Ambassador in Colombo Akio Isomata recently signed a grant contract for a demining project in terms of “Grant ...

A controversial proposed mining project in Malawi’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site is raising opposition from traditional ...

The AfriKan Continental Union Consult (ACUC) has described illegal mining (galamsey) activities in Ghana as a national betrayal and threat to human survival.

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring ...

With a voice more youthful than his 72 years would suggest, Lucindo Lima sings about the untold riches he never made in ...

The military operates behind our backs,” says Pedro Uc Be. “We know they will start mining, but they work in darkness, and ...

Deep-sea mining is the extraction of minerals from the seabed in the deep ocean. Most of the interest is in what are known as polymetallic nodules, which are potato-sized mineral deposits that have ...

As we walked the trail back to his car, he bent to touch a soft tuft of blue grama grass, a drought-resistant native. It’s ...

Today, the United States is dangerously dependent on foreign nations for 50 to 99% of 34 vital metals and minerals … and 100% of 15 others. China is our primary supplier for 24 of them; Russia for six ...

James Howells lost $800 million in bitcoin to a landfill. Now, his relentless quest to recover it is a wild mix of tech, ...

Olga González, a gemologist and communications strategist, examines the urgent global challenge of mercury pollution in ...

By Peter Hummers ‘Red Dwarf’ is like the love child of ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ and ‘Pee-Wee’s Playhouse’ and just as watchable.