The White House

For Securing the Supply of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths through Mining and Processing

Whereas, the United States of America (the “United States” or “U.S.”) and Japan (together, the “Participants”) intend to support the supply of raw and processed critical minerals and rare earths ...
The Diplomat

Indonesia’s Mining Crisis Needs Fair Laws, Local Engagement

On Indonesia’s Buru Island, eucalyptus farmer Mahani switched professions and became a gold miner to make more money. He is just one of many who joined a gold rush. In 2011, gold was found on the ...
The White House

For Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths

Whereas, the United States of America (the “United States” or “U.S.”) and the Commonwealth of Australia (“Australia”, and together, the “Participants”) intend to support the supply of raw and ...
USA Today

Diddy ex-assistant 'Mia' recalls R. Kelly nightmare during trial

As the sex-crimes trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs continued into its fifth week, the list of celebrity names mentioned during testimony lengthened. Mia, a former assistant of Combs who is testifying under ...
Reuters

Gold mining suspended in Peru's north after 13 miners killed

LIMA, May 5 (Reuters) - Mining in Peru's northern district of Pataz will be suspended for 30 days, President Dina Boluarte said on Monday, after 13 gold mine workers in the area were kidnapped and ...
NPR

The world has no rulebook for deep-sea mining. One company is pushing forward anyway

In the global race for critical minerals, one little-known international agency has long held the keys to a potential motherlode — vast quantities of metals located on the remote seafloor. The ...
The Conversation

Ghana is Africa’s largest gold producer, but it has an illegal mining issue: 5 essential reads

Ghana is one of the world’s gold hotspots. It is Africa’s largest producer of gold and it ranks sixth globally. In 2023, 4 million ounces were produced. It is essential to Ghana’s economy, ...
Forbes

Space Mining Startup Confirms First Private Mission To An Asteroid

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. California-based AstroForge will ramp up its bid to ...
The New York Times

A.I. Needs Copper. It Just Helped to Find Millions of Tons of It.

The deposit, in Zambia, could make billions for Silicon Valley, provide minerals for the energy transition and help the United States in its rivalry with China. The deposit, in Zambia, could make ...
Time

Why So Many Bitcoin Mining Companies Are Pivoting to AI

As AI companies work furiously to improve the intelligence and usefulness of their products, their demand for cheap, plentiful energy has skyrocketed. This gold rush has been extremely profitable for ...
Wired

These Mining Companies Are Ready to Raid the Seabed

The robot about to be let loose on the Norwegian seabed looks like a giant tripod, kicking up sand as it drills to collect samples from one of the last untouched places on Earth. This eerie ...