According to a 2024 study by S&P Global, the U.S. has the second-longest mine development timeline of any country in the world, surpassed only by Zambia ... minerals are relevant in e.g. arms ...

India is increasing its presence in Africa's mining sector, particularly for copper and cobalt, challenging China's dominance ...

This story is part of the Grist series Unearthed: The Mining Issue, which examines the global race to extract critical minerals for the clean energy transition. In the decade since the world ...

University of Plymouth provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Ukraine’s minerals have become central to global geopolitics, with the US president, Donald Trump, seeking a deal with ...

Meghan Markle has been accused of copying a small Mallorcan town’s coat of arms in her rebrand, but the village’s mayor confessed they can’t afford to sue her. The Duchess of Sussex ...

Four mining companies have been accused of causing an acid spill in the watershed the most important river in Zambia ...

Trump has made the signing of a so-called “Minerals Agreement” between the United States and Ukraine a precondition for subsequent efforts to end Russia’s war. But the agreement, described ...

The state charged the men with crimes against “the order of nature” under Section 155 of Zambia’s penal code. Two years later, they were sentenced to 15 years in prison. The case sparked a ...

WASHINGTON -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he signed an executive order looking to boost domestic production of critical minerals and offset China's control of the sector.

Acid spill at Zambian copper mine owned by a Chinese company contaminates major river, threatening millions. Authorities fear long-term damage to environment.

Ukraine, involved in a war with Russia for the past four years, was the largest importer of major arms in the world in the 2020-24 period, clocking a nearly hundredfold rise in imports compared ...

The mining company was present in the area from 1925-1974. The failure of Zambia’s government to intervene against “blatant violations” of environmental laws is worsening the exposure of a ...