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Activist groups urge UN probe of its Myanmar envoy after report alleges ties to Chinese companies

Activist groups are urging the United Nations to investigate its special envoy to Myanmar over possible conflicts of interest, after a report claimed her consulting company has ties to Chinese mining and construction projects in the country

The Independent UK

Greenland general election: As Trump eyes island, why the vote matters

Amid growing pro-independence mood and the threat of a Trump takeover, Greenlanders vote in a pivotal election.

Al Jazeera

What’s so special about Ukraine’s minerals? A geologist explains

Ukraine’s minerals have become central to global geopolitics, with the US president, Donald Trump, seeking a deal with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky to access them. But what are these minerals exactly and why are they so sought after?

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Energy and Basic Materials Sectors Will Dominate in 2025

Put option buyers might have just bet the wrong way about the energy and basic materials sectors, where investors can profit.

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Silver Pushes Past Gold This Year, These Stocks Will Capitalize

Three companies focusing primarily on silver mining may appeal to investors looking to capitalize on the metal's strong performance in 2025.

MarketBeat

Orla is Golden

Summary Orla Mining (ORLA) shows strong technical buy signals, with a 101.60% gain in the last year and a Trend Seeker buy signal since 2/26. The company owns significant mining projects in Mexico, Panama, Nevada, and Canada, exploring for gold, silver, zinc, lead, and copper. Fundamental factors include a market...

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Moving graves and people for coal mines: the devastating costs of mining in South Africa

About 80% of South Africa’s electricity still comes from burning coal. The country’s 108 coal mines have resulted in many communities being forced off their land from the 1970s to date. They have not only lost their homes and land, but have suffered the trauma of their ancestral graves being…

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Greenland's Mining Bonanza Still A Distant Promise

Before it could cast its first gold bar, Amaroq had to build a port and housing, repair a road, and ship over equipment -- a logistical nightmare highlighting the complexities of mining in inhospitable Greenland.

International Business Times

Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe

Beneath Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, one of the planet’s largest potassium reserves is fueling tensions between industrial ambitions and Indigenous rights

The Independent UK

DRC mineral contract with China slammed by NGOs citing 'major losses'

A controversial mining deal between the DRC and China has come under the spotlight, as NGOs and civil society groups warn of financial losses and lack of transparency, one year after the 'contract of the century' was updated.

Radio France Internationale

Mali suspends artisanal gold mining permits for foreign companies after series of accidents

Mali has suspended licenses for artisanal gold mining due to several fatal accidents at mining sites

The Independent UK

Philippines' Palawan Approves 50-year Ban On New Mining Permits

The local government in a resource-rich Philippine province has unanimously voted in favour of a 50-year ban on new mining permits, a decision its supporters said cannot be overridden by Manila.

International Business Times

In El Salvador, A River Without Fish Feeds Fear Of Mining

El Salvador's San Sebastian river has no fish. In the community of Santa Rosa de Lima, a two-hour drive from the capital San Salvador, wastewater still flows directly into the San Sebastian river from a nearby hill where a gold mine operated for 100 years until 2006.

International Business Times

How sand mining is eroding rivers, livelihoods and cultures

Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ingredient in concrete, while high-purity silica sand is essential for making the silicon chips that power our digital devices.

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Zambia government’s neglect exposing more children to lead poison, HRW says

Report says more than 95 percent of children in the central town of Kabwe had elevated levels of lead in their blood.

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: how Wall Street is making millions betting against green laws

Guardian analysis finds fossil-fuel and mining firms have won $92bn of public money from states, with a growing number of cases backed by financial speculators

The Guardian - UK

Fearing toxic waste, Greenland ended uranium mining. Now, they could be forced to restart - or pay $11bn

The island is being sued by a mining company over its decision, and faces paying nine times its annual budget in damages if it loses

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Africa’s ‘sleeping’ language, |xam, has been written in stone at Oxford university

A response to the legacy of the imperialist and mining magnate Cecil John Rhodes is being written into the fabric of the refurbished Rhodes House at the University of Oxford in the UK.

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4 Blockchain Stocks That Aren’t Coinbase

This article covers four blockchain-related stocks that are seeing a slump in share price during the Bitcoin sell-off beyond Coinbase.

The Guardian - UK

Mine copper without destroying the planet? London-based project gives scientists hope

Experts hope research can create greener methods of extracting the metal vital for renewable energy revolution and boom in electrical devices

The Guardian - UK

JP Morgan’s ‘sustainable’ funds invested £200m in mining giant Glencore

Backing of Glencore angers campaigners who have highlighted firm’s environmental breaches in South Africa

Space

1st private spacecraft to attempt to travel beyond the moon appears to be in trouble

Space mining company AstroForge launched its Odin asteroid probe this week, but the mission is suffering from unknown issues.

MarketBeat

5 Best Gold ETFs for March to Curb Recession Fears

Gold ETFs represent a strategic approach to diversifying portfolios and capitalizing on gold's strength during times of economic concern.

MarketBeat

3 Stocks Using Bitcoin to Grow Their Treasury Reserves

Bitcoin has become more accepted in the mainstream as companies start to incorporate it into their treasury strategy following the template set by MicroStrategy

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Trump's Executive Order Boosts U.S. Copper Mining Industry

President Trump's executive order focuses on boosting U.S. copper mining to reduce import reliance and enhance national security.

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