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Washington put animals over people — and made affordable housing an endangered species
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (668+ words) In my childhood, the concept of “endangered species” evoked beautiful, threatened creatures in desperate need of saving — your pandas, whales or all-American bald eagles. Today, it’s become synonymous with development projects held up over some obscure frog no one cares…...
Diamond giant De Beers in talks for $1B sale to consortium – fraction of previous worth due to plummeting demand: report
2+ week, 2+ day ago (455+ words) Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but the business just ain’t what it used to be for De Beers. The onetime diamond monopoly is reportedly looking at a $1 billion offer from a consortium that wants to take it over…...
At least 90 dead in China coal mine explosion
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (219+ words) The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China‘s Shanxi province has jumped to 90, state media CCTV reported on Saturday. The gas explosion occurred late on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan…...
$65B lithium mother lode hidden beneath mountains could supply US with power for centuries
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (510+ words) They’ve hit the mother lode. We may no longer need to rely on foreign batteries to power our electronics. Geologists have announced that the Appalachian Mountains could be hiding a sprawling multi-billion-dollar cache of lithium that could last the US…...
1.9B-year-old bedrock over 1,000 feet underground set to house first permanent nuclear waste site
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (1177+ words) OLKILUOTO, Finland — With the push of a button, the elevator descends hundreds of meters in seconds into the dark depths of Onkalo. “We are now at about minus 430 meters (1,411 feet),” muttered geologist Tuomas Pere as he steered a car through…...
The Left erupts as mining tycoon plans rare earths project 100ft from Joshua Tree desert tortoise habitat
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (459+ words) Conservationists are seething over the high likelihood that a critical habitat for desert tortoises will be impacted by a rare earth mining project. Australian mining company Dateline Resources last month acquired a Music Valley heavy rare earth elements project, located…...
Gold rush returns to California as thousands descend on tiny ghost town
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (382+ words) A modern-day gold rush boom was on full display at Calico California Days, a kitschy celebration of early settlements held at Calico Ghost Town, the legendary San Bernardino County mining hub that once pulled in major cash in silver from…...
Abduction of 10 Mexican miners during wave of cartel violence casts doubts over president’s safety claims
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (846+ words) CONCORDIA, Mexico — Deep in the coastal mountains above the sparkling Pacific resort of Mazatlan, towns spaced along a twisting road appear nearly deserted, the quiet broken only by the occasional passing truck. It was near one of these towns, Panuco,…...
Trump gets help in his critical minerals race with China as bill passes House
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (424+ words) WASHINGTON — House lawmakers moved Wednesday to codify several of President Trump’s executive orders aimed at expanding domestic mining on federal lands. The lower chamber voted 224 to 195 to pass the Critical Mineral Dominance Act, which tasks Interior Secretary Doug Burgum with…...
Vance announces critical minerals trading network called ‘Project Vault’ — claims global market is ‘failing’
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (159+ words) WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance delivered a blunt warning — and a bold plan — at the US-hosted Critical Minerals Ministerial Wednesday, declaring the global market for key minerals is “failing” and leaving America and its allies dangerously exposed. Vance argued that…...