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A 25-year-old man has died at the Olympic Dam mine site in South Australia's far north, where police responded early this morning to reports of a crash, but BHP says the cause of death is "unclear".

The Lwera wetland, stretching more than 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the Ugandan capital Kampala into the western interior, has long been worked over by sand miners, both legal and illegal, motivated by demand from the construction industry

Silver is the most speculative precious metal. Gold and silver have a long history as financial assets, but few governments consider silver a reserve asset. Meanwhile, silver is an industrial and precious metal that tends to outperform gold on a percentage basis on rallies and underperforms during bearish periods. In…

People should not assume the water that falls on their roofs is safe to drink, experts say

The Chilean government’s newly announced plan to have the state take a majority stake in the lithium industry has disconcerted business leaders

The lithium-producing countries are scrambling to seize control of lithium mining amid the electric car boom.

They’ve drawn most attention in eastern Ukraine, but it seems wherever war breaks out – from Syria to Sudan – this group of mercenaries can be found profiting from bloodshed, writes World Affairs Editor Kim Sengupta

Chile's state-owned Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, on Friday said a demonstration against insecurity and crime in the neighbouring mining city of Calama has blocked access to its large deposits in that northern part of the country.

The Mexican parliament's lower house voted to press ahead with the proposed overhaul of the country's mining laws which include shortening concessions, tightening water permits and giving back some profits, moves criticized by industry leaders.