New research published in the journal Environmental Research Letters reveals that artisan gold mining in the southern Peruvian Amazon has caused more destruction to carbon-rich peatlands in the past ...

Ming Dynasty Great Wall in Ningwu county damaged by illegal mining Photo: thepaper.cn. Four people have been placed under ...

New research published in the academic journal Environmental Research Letters reveals that artisan gold mining in the southern Peruvian Amazon has caused more destruction to carbon-rich peatlands in ...

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Several developments last month are likely to shape the future of the controversial deep-sea mining industry. A congressional hearing on the subject highlighted the widely touted promise of seabed ...

In March 1979, a 9-meter-wide prototype mining machine rolled across the Clarion–Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the eastern Pacific Ocean—an area now central to the global push for deep-sea mining. Its ...

The damage caused by mining was one of the topics included in the final letter of the People's Summit, which brought together suggestions from 15,000 people from social movements and traditional ...

Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury contamination.

The United States is spending billions of dollars to secure access to critical minerals – minerals and metals that are ...