The Latest Breaking News from Mining

Pollution and waste, climate change and biodiversity loss are creating a triple planetary crisis. In response, UN Environment Programme executive director Inger Andersen has called for waste to be redefined as a valuable resource instead of a problem. That’s what urban mining does.

The emissions impact is obvious but with full employment in construction, approving three mine extensions is saying you want workers there rather than building homes

Amid multiple tailwinds, silver prices are set for a prolonged upward trend.

Taxpayers will be stuck paying for the cleanup of the Eagle mine disaster

While China's stimulus is expected to spur its economic growth, metal and mining companies will also benefit from the recovery in China. BHP and RIO look like 2 high-yielding dividend stocks to buy for investors looking to play China's stimulus.

Some industries have struggled while others have grown.

With the global appetite for uranium skyrocketing, analysts believe this 'Strong Buy'-rated penny stock is poised to thrive.

If tens of thousands of miners turned up in the middle of a protected rainforest to mine for sapphires, you might expect that to cause lots of deforestation and harm local wildlife.

An armed rebel group in Congo generates around $300,000 a month in revenue through its control of a mining area in the east of the country, the U.N. Security Council heard

Azerbaijan is hosting the next UN climate summit, Cop29, in November. Their proposed agenda omits discussions on phasing out fossil fuels and excludes civil society participation. This is not a surprise. Azerbaijan has recently increased oil and gas production, and aims to diversify its economy by expanding mining.

This photo from Uranus's moon Miranda caught by the legendary NASA mission Voyager 2 has inspired a new book