The field of applied Earth sciences is witnessing rapidly intensifying interactions among climate change, environmental processes, and mining activities.

Electrification of transportation and the power grid all but require lithium to make batteries—but mining it takes a toll on ...

In 2025, Africa is leading the green energy revolution through Bitcoin mining, with more governments looking to integrate it to tackle electrification, improve energy grid management, address ...

A new international mining sector standard, compiled by some of the industry’s most powerful players, is the latest example of an industry initiative that fails to hold its members accountable for ...

Two violent massacres just this month demonstrate the growing risks of illegal mining in Latin America. The region's criminal groups have increasingly turned to illicit gold as a source of revenue ...

The EU's Commissioner for Space and Defense, warns of the bloc losing influence in space as it expresses ambition to mine the moon and asteroids for resources. Faltering energy security and unstable ...

When Clarissa Mwanza spoke to me of her work mining zinc in central Zambia, she looked anxious. Her husband, working alongside her, nearly died last year during a mining accident. He injured his leg ...