Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about: By dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone
Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet—where creatures glow and life survives under crushing ...
Opinion
Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about − by dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone
Despite growing interest in deep-sea mining, much of the deep ocean, particularly the midwater zone, remains poorly understood. A 2023 study in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone found that 88% to 92% of ...
First Atlantic Nickel and Colorado School of Mines Launch Research Partnership to Explore Geologic Hydrogen Potential in Newfoundland Ophiolites
During serpentinization, awaruite (Ni₃Fe) forms as a secondary mineral when liberated nickel (Ni 2+) and iron (Fe 2+) from the olivine, pyroxene, and chromite minerals react with the abundant hydrogen ...
New Executive Order Aims to Make Mining the Primary Use of Public Lands at ‘As Many Sites As Possible’
An executive order issued by the Trump Administration directs the government to mine federal public lands "to the maximum ...
The Sudbury Star3d
Lots of mining left in Sudbury but there are challenges: Gord Gilpin
Sudbury has another hundred years of good mining left in its ore bodies but it will have to work to remain competitive in a ...
Columbia Basin copper mining has clean-energy promise, risks
A copper mine in British Columbia produces a metal the world needs to phase out fossil fuels. It holds promise — and danger.
Euractiv3h
From Portugal to Finland, here are Europe’s next mines
The Iberian Peninsula accounts for the largest share of winning projects, with four selected projects in Portugal and six in ...
The Jakarta Post4dOpinion
Water and the growth of Indonesia’s mining sector
Mining companies often miss a simple step to protect the value of their operation through improving the management of their ...
The Print on MSN6d
A pick-me-up for India’s lithium dreams: How urban miners are spinning e-waste into white gold
The Indian market in lithium-ion battery recycling recovers critical minerals such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt from used ...
The Canadian Press on MSN4d
Poilievre says he would approve mining permits in Ontario's Ring of Fire region within six months
SUDBURY, ONT. — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday he’ll “set a deadline” to approve all federal permits for ...
Prince Albert Daily Herald1h
Waste not, profit much: toxic tailings could be ’re-mined’ for billions of dollars in critical minerals
Darius SnieckusLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterCanada's National ObserverToxic tailings discarded at some 10,000 ...