Study reveals low levels of common contaminants but high levels of other elements in waters associated with an abandoned lithium mine DURHAM, N.C. -- Lithium ore and mining waste from a historic ...

Commercial mining of the sea floor could soon get the green light. The International Seabed Authority (ISA), a body associated with the United Nations that oversees deep-sea mining in international ...

Building a new clean energy economy will require mining for minerals used in renewable energy technologies, creating a mining boom that policymakers should leverage by helping affected communities ...

In 1979, a deep-sea mining experiment in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) left a lasting mark on the seabed. Decades later, a groundbreaking study published in the journal Nature, co-led by the ...

Eyal Avramovich has built his career around a simple but demanding idea: technology should solve real problems, scale ...

The recognition that water is not merely a commodity but a shared, finite and essential resource inspired the theme of the ...

Marine life in the deep ocean can take decades to recover from the impact of deep-sea mining for rare metals, new research shows. A study published in the journal Nature found that the site of a ...

“As the institution mandated to redress the negative impact of mining in mining communities and support the development and well-being of mining communities, the MDF remains resolute in its commitment ...

This study will evaluate the potential impacts of gold mining in Virginia. This will include discussion of the geologic and mineralogical characteristics of gold deposits in Virginia and the types of ...

University of Manchester provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. If tens of thousands of miners turned up in the middle of a protected rainforest to mine for sapphires, you might expect ...