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Illegal gold mining surges into new parts of Peru’s Amazon, threatening rivers and lives

13+ hour, 41+ min ago  (22+ words) BOGOTA, Colombia " Illegal gold mining is spreading into new parts of Peru's Amazon, advancing along remote rivers and into Indigenous territories......

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U.S. Steel gets green light for slag recycler project that puts emission limits where they didn't exist before

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (29+ words) With its first permit in hand, U.S. Steel plans to start construction on a new slag recycling facility at its Edgar Thomson plant in Braddock this summer. The......

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Abduction of Mexican mine workers raises doubts over touted security improvements

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (13+ words) Abduction of Mexican mine workers raises doubts over touted security improvements'Pittsburgh Post-Gazette...

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Relatives say Canadian mining company workers in Mexico have been found dead, company says

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (24+ words) A Canadian mining company reports that families of some of the 10 employees missing in Sinaloa, Mexico, say their relatives have been found dead....

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Trump administration invests in another U.S. rare earth miner to loosen China’s grip on supply

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (27+ words) The U.S. is taking a minority stake in an Oklahoma rare earth miner, the latest government investment in the sector as it'seeks to minimize its reliance'on......

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Jack Bergman: More mining protects America

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (24+ words) If the past few years taught us anything, it's that national security runs through the mines, mills, refineries and logistics networks that supply......

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Called back federal mine researchers wonder: should I stay or should I go?

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (8+ words) Everything's been flipped upside down again'...

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Deadly Toxic Trail: Thousands of miners left in danger by critical enforcement gaps

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (26+ words) In the battle against one of the deadliest outbreaks of black lung disease in decades, the federal mine inspectors play a critical role: testing the coal......

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A proposed mining road in Northwest Alaska sparks debate amid climate change impacts

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (24+ words) AMBLER, Alaska " In Northwest Alaska, a proposed mining road has become a flashpoint in a region already stressed by climate change. The 211-mile......

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The body of a coal miner has been found in a flooded West Virginia mine, the governor says

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (27+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. " The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. Machines......