There is a troubling contradiction at the heart of the global transition to a cleaner, greener, tech-driven future: Modern ...
In 2025, Africa is leading the green energy revolution through Bitcoin mining, with more governments looking to integrate it to tackle electrification, improve energy grid management, address ...
Electrification of transportation and the power grid all but require lithium to make batteries—but mining it takes a toll on ...
The field of applied Earth sciences is witnessing rapidly intensifying interactions among climate change, environmental processes, and mining activities.
A new international mining sector standard, compiled by some of the industry’s most powerful players, is the latest example of an industry initiative that fails to hold its members accountable for ...
Two violent massacres just this month demonstrate the growing risks of illegal mining in Latin America. The region's criminal groups have increasingly turned to illicit gold as a source of revenue ...