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PHOTO ESSAY: Liberia's largest gold miner and community tensions

The announcement posted in the village has a cheerful tone: “BMMC is pleased to inform you that there will be a blast” at a mining pit nearby.

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP report on toxic spills from gold mining in Liberia

A joint investigation by The Associated Press and The Gecko Project has found that cyanide, arsenic and copper repeatedly leaked from a facility run by the largest gold miner in Liberia in recent years

The Independent UK

Liberia's largest gold miner repeatedly spilled dangerous chemicals, records show

The Independent UK

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Analysts Love These 2 Picks-and-Shovels Gold Stocks. Should You Buy Them as Gold Prices Hit New Record Highs?

As gold prices smash records, are picks-and-shovels miners like Vale and Rio Tinto the smartest way to play the rally now?

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This abandoned Soviet ghost town sits frozen at the edge of the Arctic

An abandoned town, largely unchanged from decades ago, sits at the far northern edge of Svalbard, beyond reliable phone signal or internet access. Pyramiden lies deep inside the High Arctic, once a working mining settlement and now a destination for a small stream of visitors. It is no longer a…

The Times of India

This Gold and Silver Stock Is Up 2,369% Over the Past Year

Hycroft Mining (HYMC) operates one of the world’s largest gold and silver deposits in Nevada. HYMC has surged 2,369% over the past year, recently hitting a 3-year high of $58.73. The stock maintains a 100% “Buy” technical opinion from Barchart. Despite technical momentum, Morningstar considers HYMC 67% overvalued and CFRA...

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Freeport-McMoRan: What the Future Could Hold After a 70% Rebound

After staging a huge recovery, here's what Freeport-McMoRan's latest earnings and copper price forecasts say about the mining giant's outlook.

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Gold at $5,000—3 Mining Stocks for the Next Gold Rush

Gold just crossed $5,000 for the first time; here are three gold mining stocks that could benefit from the next phase of the gold rally

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Washington’s $1.6B Endorsement Turns USA Rare Earth Into a Force

A government funding package for USA Rare Earth creates a new national champion for heavy critical minerals while reshaping the domestic mining sector.

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NOAA speeds up process to grant deep-sea mining permits

Final rule would speed process companies must go through to receive exploration licenses and commercial recovery permit applications.

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Chinese company on US forced labour watchlist to buy Canadian gold mining firm

Zijin Gold’s parent company has been placed on US administration’s Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act Entity List

The Independent UK

China may be sitting on one of the largest gold finds ever recorded, worth $83 billion

China's geological officials are reviewing findings indicating exceptionally substantial gold deposits in the country's northeast and central regions. Exploration work has reignited interest in Liaoning province's Dadonggou gold deposit, as well as another large site in Hunan. Early estimates suggest that these deposits could be among the largest ever discovered…

The Times of India

Pike River review – families fight for justice in sobering true-life tale of New Zealand mining disaster

The friendship between two grieving women lies at the heart of this meticulous retelling of the 2010 catastrophe in New Zealand that killed 29 men

The Guardian - UK

Trump administration buys stake in USA Rare Earth as wave of government deals in critical minerals continues

The White House stake in USA Rare Earth could exceed 15% for the mining and magnet-manufacturing player.

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Half the oxygen, no running water: Inside the world’s highest town where 50,000 people still live

La Rinconada is a unique gold mining village high in the eastern Andes, on the edge of human endurance. It is acknowledged as the world's highest permanent community at an elevation of almost 5,000 meters above sea level. Here, almost 50,000 individuals lack access to basic amenities including sewage systems,…

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What’s the Best Way to Buy Gold in 2026?

Gold prices are near record highs in 2026; investors can choose between gold ETFs and mining stocks based on risk tolerance, liquidity, and return potential

The Guardian - UK

They survived conquistadors and settlers. Now the Arhuaco are facing an even greater threat

Colombia’s Sierra Nevada has become a strategic prize for drug traffickers and paramilitaries, leaving its Indigenous people threatened with ‘physical and cultural extinction’

Tom’s Hardware

New AI data center buildout being done in secret location to avoid backlash from local residents — ex-crypto mining company doesn’t want publicity for its latest project

Applied Digital is apparently keeping the location of its new 430 MW secret at the moment to give the town where it's building it time to adjust for "national media attention."

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Silver Hits $95—These 3 Miners Could Outrun the Metal

Silver has surged past $95, and these three mining stocks offer leveraged exposure for investors looking to capitalize on the historic rally

PC Gamer

Where to find Ferrium Ore in Arknights: Endfield

Learn how to track down this rare mineral.

The Guardian - UK

Indonesia takes action against mining firms after floods devastate population of world’s rarest ape

Conservationists hail the ‘desperately needed’ measures and urge greater protection after up to 11% of endangered Tapanuli orangutans wiped out

PC Gamer

Hytale's already adding necromancy, improved mining, and better world generation just over a week after launch

Update 2's patch notes are pretty stacked.

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Wall Street Is Betting Against These 3 Popular AI Stocks. Should You?

SOUN, APLD, and CLSK are some of the most heavily shorted large-cap names right now.

The Independent UK

Interpol-backed police make nearly 200 arrests in Amazon region gold mining sweep

Police from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first-ever joint cross-border operation targeting illegal gold mining in the Amazon

International Business Times UK

Kevin O'Leary to Lease 26,000 Acres for AI Data Centres and Bitcoin Mining; Discloses Stake in Digital Assets

Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary plans to lease large parcels of land, some in undisclosed locations, for the development of AI data centres and bitcoin mining infrastructure.

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