Tag: Mining
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‘We’re being turned into an energy colony’: Argentina’s nuclear plan faces backlash over US interests | Mining
On an outcrop above the Chubut River, one of the few to cut across the…
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Secretive Forum Raises New Alarms for Deep Sea Mining – Greenpeace
In the chaotic aftermath of Snowmaggedon 2026, I snuck into the Offshore Critical Minerals Exploration…
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UK government faces legal challenge over deep sea mining permits to “opaque” firm
The UK government may have broken the law by approving the transfer of two deep-sea…
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Canada’s Mining Firms Are Big Beneficiaries of the Global Order Its Prime Minister Just Criticized
When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a pointed rebuke this week of Donald Trump…
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Norway hits pause on deep-sea mining until 2029 amid growing environmental pressure
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Norway has hit the brakes on its controversial plans…
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At ‘Davos of mining’, Saudi Arabia shapes new narrative on minerals
As competition for natural resources fractures the global order, Saudi Arabia is cementing its position…
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A New Tool Could Help Track Deep-Sea Mining Activity
As demand for critical minerals surges around the world, countries are debating whether to mine…
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An Opportunity to Address Mining Abuses Globally
When 29-year-old Norbert Amoya went to fetch water from a river in northern Zambia earlier…
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Australian Company BHP Found Liable for Damages in One of Brazil’s Worst Mining Disasters
In 2015, a mine tailings dam failed near the town of Bento Rodrigues, in the…
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Greenpeace USA warns: Deep sea mining is a high-risk, unsustainable venture built on hype, not science – Greenpeace
Greenpeace volunteers in Saly create a human banner in the shape of an octopus, to…