Tag: Mining

The energy and digital transitions are driving unprecedented demand for critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, and nickel. Projections indicate that ...

The impact of cryptocurrencies on the environment continues to be a topic of debate as the world adopts digital assets.  ...

After banning domestic short-haul flights and plastic packaging in the last two months, France continues to pioneer large-scale legislative changes ...

Investment in space-based technologies is at an all-time high. An estimated $17.1 billion was invested into 328 space companies by ...

On February 28, government officials in Honduras decided to no longer grant open-pit mining permits due to the environmental concerns ...

For four consecutive weekends, protests have been sweeping Serbia, spurred by plans for multinational mining group Rio Tinto to begin ...

For decades, the Yaigojé Apaporis Indigenous People in Colombia’s lower Apaporis River Basin worked to get their traditional lands formally ...

The early 2000s saw coltan help further technological development - but at what cost to the DRC? To understand the ...

There is concern that massive job losses will occur in the mining sector because of automation. Some aspects of the ...

Almost every element in the periodic table has a use in modern society, and we are consuming them in larger ...

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EDITOR’S NOTE:  THIS PIECE IS AUTHORED BY UN WOMEN AS PART OF THE SERIES “FROM WHERE I STAND”, WHICH CAPTURES ...