A landslide in Turkey has trapped 9 gold mine workers
International
8 months ago
ISTANBUL — Nine mine workers were trapped underground after a landslide at a gold mine in Turkey's e...
mining
The U.S. needs minerals for green tech. Will Western mines have enough water?
National
1 year ago
SUPERIOR, Ariz. — On a 107 degree morning in the mountains east of Phoenix, a miner in a hard hat pl...
Opinion: The global gold rush puts the Amazon rainforest at greater risk
International
1 year ago
Robert Muggah is co-founder of the Brazil-based Igarapé Institute and SecDev Group. He is a fellow a...
Inside the emerald mines that make Colombia a global giant of the green gem
International
1 year ago
MUZO, Colombia — Although he has helped transform Colombia's emerald industry, long a source of viol...
Diamond diggers in South Africa's deserted mines break the law — and risk their lives
Health
1 year ago
Bracing against the vibrations of the jackhammer, illicit diamond miner Jefferson Ncube bores steadi...
In Chile's desert lie vast reserves of lithium — key for electric car batteries
Technology
2 years ago
ATACAMA DESERT, Chile — In the middle of the desert in northern Chile, massive pools of Caribbean bl...