The country is considering extending a restriction on cobalt exports to further push up prices. It’s not the only mineral-rich country to try that.
President Trump seems more likely to support deep-sea mineral extraction than President Biden did. But do we need those ocean floor metals?
People have attributed symptoms from ringing ears to heart issues to the noise, Andrew Chow of Time explains.
Black labor unions in the U.S. are building solidarity with exploited DRC miners, says reporter Adam Mahoney of Capital B.
In his book “The War Below,” Ernest Scheyder explores the tension between intrusive mining and powering our energy transition.
The White House invoked the Defense Production Act to foot the bill for mining feasibility studies.
Nodules on the ocean floor are rich in cobalt, nickel, manganese and copper. But deep-sea mining has raised environmental concerns.
Tin mining in Cornwall ground to a halt more than 20 years ago. Now the county has discovered what may be a rich new source of underground wealth.
The decline in coal-fired power plants began with older facilities about a decade ago. Now even younger plants are being retired.
Greenland might not be for sale, but it is open for business. And that could mean a boom for its mining industry.
