NPCA answers frequently asked questions about the latest attempt by Cadiz Inc. to drain the Mojave Desert’s groundwater for profit.

A landslide last week collapsed tunnels at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. For someone who cares about climate change, Matt Carlsson had what seemed like a ...

Space mining could provide access to vast supplies of metals, water, and rare elements that are increasingly difficult to extract on Earth. From metal-rich asteroids to water and helium deposits on ...

President Donald Trump’s renewed push to take control of Greenland has brought fresh attention to the Arctic island’s rare earth deposits, but industry experts say the challenges of mining there make ...

Hycroft is a prospective gold and silver miner, and the prices of both commodities rose in December. The company is preparing to begin mining operations, but does not have any revenue today. After ...

Generative AI is increasingly embedded into day-to-day workflows across organizations globally. Employees are using AI tools like ChatGPT to brainstorm solutions, explore alternatives, summarize ...

That's the estimated surge in the CoinShares Bitcoin Mining ETF this year, despite the decline in cryptocurrency prices. The spike reflects a pivot by miners to retool their electricity-hungry data ...

Hycroft's Vortex silver system likely has greater potential than investors thought. Hycroft identified the highest grades to date in its Vortex silver system. Vortex expands roughly 70 meters to the ...

A year ago, a new president and Congress were expected to clear the way for stalled copper-nickel mining projects in northern Minnesota. Today, they provide clear evidence that communication resolves ...