2+ week, 6+ day ago  (722+ words) A month after banning raw lithium exports, Zimbabwe is tightening its regulations and ramping up its crackdown on mineral smuggling in a major shake-up that is winning local praise even as it stirs concerns. The February 26 ban covered exports of…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1185+ words) "Without water, there would be no wine," Virginia de Valle says as she takes me around her family's 16-hectare (40-acre) vineyard in Mendoza, nestled below the peaks of the Andes mountain range. Winemakers in Argentina's wine capital rely on fresh…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (453+ words) WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is pressing ahead on Wednesday with an effort to encourage U. S. exploration of the deep sea by accelerating permitting for companies hunting for "critical minerals in international waters, a move that is likely to face…...

10+ mon, 13+ hour ago  (829+ words) Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet " where creatures glow and life survives under crushing pressure. As the demand for electric car batteries and smartphones grows, mining companies are turning their attention to the…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (890+ words) The Metals Company said it was seeking two exploration licenses and a commercial recovery permit, marking the first time a company applies to commercially mine the seabed. The filing is expected to spark a complex legal battle since the Jamaica-based…...

4+ week, 15+ hour ago  (447+ words) In a four to one vote, Polk County commissioners approved Mammoth Grove Mine, which will be built east of Lake Wales off of State Road 60 and near an already existing sand mine. In December, the Planning Commission rejected the project…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1080+ words) President Donald Trump's push to expand U. S. mining and loosen China's global grip on critical minerals is colliding with his administration's defense in court of a Biden-era veto blocking Alaska's copper-rich Pebble Mine, reviving scrutiny of Donald Trump Jr.'s past…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (910+ words) America's public lands, from its majestic national parks to its vast national forests, are at the heart of the country's identity. They cover more than a quarter of the nation and large parts of the West. Some are crisscrossed by…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (457+ words) Toxic contamination persists at the Ringwood Mines Superfund Site despite decades of cleanup and federal assurances that the job is finished, researchers and environmental advocates said at a Sept. 16 press conference in Ringwood. Standing at the gate of the Peters…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (834+ words) PIERRE, S. D. (KELO) " A state government regulatory panel has decided that a longer hearing is necessary on whether to grant a permit to a uranium mining company to explore an area in southwestern South Dakota. The state Minerals and Environment Board…...