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Featured in mining

By Nov 30, 2020
Environment

North America’s biggest salmon run may no longer be in danger

While the denial of the Pebble Mine permit is largely good news, Bristol Bay still needs permanent protections.
By Nov 11, 2020
Space

These rock-eating microbes could help us settle the Moon and Mars

They could extract elements needed for farming and engineering.
By Oct 20, 2020
Animals

How 25 chinchillas could save a mountain

In Chile, a rare rodent sits atop 3.5 million ounces of extractable gold. Now a mining company is trying to...
By Aug 3, 2020
Environment

COVID-19 raises the stakes for environmental activists in Colombia

The Indigenous Wayuu people have long battled the Cerrejón coal mine. Now a shortage of water and spike in disease...
By Jul 29, 2020
Environment

Local opposition to Alaska’s Pebble Mine grows as the project reaches the next milestone

More than 60 percent of Alaskans oppose the proposal, which would develop an area known for the largest sockeye salmon...
By Mar 20, 2020
Environment

National monuments help local economies

A new economic analysis finds they don’t hurt jobs in the mining industry, and they boost tourism to boot.
By Dec 30, 2019
Environment

Latin American environmentalists face unprecedented violence in defending their land

Foreign investors in the region have a responsibility to help safeguard local activists.
By Jun 15, 2019
Nexus Media News

More electric cars means more mining, but recycling could help minimize the impact

Experts call for recycling EV batteries to meet the growing demand for lithium and cobalt.
By Apr 30, 2018
Eastern Arsenal

And now, a ship that can mine 39,000 tons of ore from a mile under water

There are giant robots involved.
By Apr 5, 2018
Environment

Your old computer could be a better source of metals than a mine

A ray of hope in our losing battle against electronic waste.