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Demand for minerals to power technology could triple by 2030, UN political chief says
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (641+ words) The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. Credit: AP/John Minchillo UNITED NATIONS " Demand for critical minerals that power technology from smartphones to missiles could triple by 2030 and quadruple by…...
Miners digging for world tech material are dying in Congo. Here's why
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (519+ words) FILE -Miners work at the D4 Gakombe coltan mining quarry in Rubaya, Democratic Republic of Congo, on, May 9, 2025. Credit: AP/Moses Sawasawa DAKAR, Senegal " A landslide that collapsed several tunnels at a major coltan mine in eastern Congo is reported to…...
5 miners are trapped deep underground after a mudslide at a South African diamond mine
3+ week, 1+ day ago (231+ words) JOHANNESBURG " Five miners were trapped deep underground at a South African diamond mine after a mudslide flooded a shaft they were working in, mine officials and a labor union said Thursday. The miners have been trapped since the early hours…...
Indonesia tightens control on nickel as the US and China scramble for critical minerals
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1032+ words) A boat cruises past a nickel processing plant at Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park in Central Halmahera, North Maluku province, Indonesia, June 8, 2024. Credit: AP/Achmad Ibrahim HANOI, Vietnam " Indonesia is tightening state control over the world's largest nickel supply after…...
Explosion in illegal coal mine kills at least 18 workers in India's Meghalaya state
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (239+ words) GUWAHATI, India " An explosion ripped through an illegal coal mine in India's northeastern state of Meghalaya on Thursday, killing at least 18 workers and injuring another, authorities said. Police officer Vikash Kumar said rescue teams recovered 18 bodies from the site of…...
Takeaways from AP report on toxic spills from gold mining in Liberia
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (924+ words) An aerial view shows the Bea Mountain's N'dablama mine site in Gold Camp, Liberia, July 8, 2025. Credit: AP/Misper Apawu Villagers expressed frustration with seeing dead fish in the river and with the lack of response to their complaints. At the…...
Liberia's largest gold miner repeatedly spilled dangerous chemicals, records show
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1567+ words) An aerial view shows a village whose residents are preparing to relocate because the river they depend on has been poisoned by mining waste, July 8, 2025, in Jikando, Liberia. Credit: AP/Misper Apawu JIKANDOR, Liberia " For generations, families in Jikandor village…...
This African nation built its development on diamonds. Now it's crashing down
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1178+ words) A raw diamond is displayed during a media tour of the Diamond Trading Company in Gaborone, Botswana, Sept. 16, 2025. Credit: AP/Sello Motseta GABORONE, Botswana " In a village outside Botswana "s capital, Keorapetse Koko sat on an aging couch in her…...
Sweden's plans to mine rare-earth minerals could ruin the lives of Indigenous Sami reindeer herders
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (1026+ words) A reindeer calf rests at a farm in Lulea, Sweden, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Credit: AP/Malin Haarala KIRUNA, Sweden " High atop the Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen mapped out a bleak future for himself and other…...
At least 32 killed in southeastern Congo after bridge at mine collapsed, authorities say
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (248+ words) BUKAVU, Congo " A bridge at a mine in southeastern Congo collapsed due to overcrowding, killing at least 32 people, a regional government official said Sunday. The bridge at the Kalando mine in Mulondo in Lualaba province fell on Saturday, Roy Kaumba…...
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