Carbon County has a long history in coal mining. For hundreds of years, the region, which is known as the Coal Region, has been a large source of anthracite coal to heat homes, power operations and ...

Editor's note: This column was originally published in Salon magazine. West Virginia is now on the frontline of a national shift that most people won’t notice until it shows up in their own bills, ...

Data centers are the same kind of extraction, only this time the corporations are hiding them behind fences, nondisclosure agreements and a lot of glossy PR about “upcycling” coal mines and powering ...

Scientific studies show substantial reductions in deep-sea biodiversity following mining tests, with impacts potentially lasting decades. Governments are split between environmental caution and the ...

The global competition for critical minerals has intensified as Chinese mining companies have accelerated their international acquisitions, marking the busiest year for overseas deals in over a decade ...

BILLINGS (AP) -- State environmental regulators have ordered developers of a coal-fired power plant project to suspend work at the site, arguing that prep work there amounted to unauthorized strip ...

The best level to find diamonds in Minecraft is at Y=-53 to Y=-59. Players can either do strip mining or explore the caves at these levels to find diamonds in the game. Taking pickaxes with the ...

Zimbabwe is preparing to introduce one of its toughest enforcement regimes yet for the mining sector, with companies set to lose their licences if they fail to meet environmental standards. The ...

The first blast at the open pit mine in Malawi marks the resumption of mining operations at the restarted project and means that Lotus Resources can proceed with its plans to transition production ...

China's bitcoin mining market share rebounds to 3rd globally, Hashrate Index shows Beijing’s softening stance, cheap electricity attract crypto miners Bitcoin seen as strategic asset amid Sino-US ...

Tamara Krawchenko consults for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and was a contributing author to the Mining Regions and Cities in Northern Ontario, Canada study. She is a ...