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The world will need to increase the production of some types of minerals by 500% to meet the future demand for clean energy, according to Saudi Vice Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources for Mining Affairs Khalid Saleh Al-Mudaifer. Saudi Arabia has become one of the most prominent countries in…

Vast quantities of minerals are needed to accelerate the transition to a clean energy future. Minerals and metals are essential for wind turbines, solar panels, and batteries for electric vehicles. But Indigenous peoples have raised concerns about more mining on their lands and territories.

Despite the FTX crash, ERCOT continues to court the cryptocurrency industry.

An inquiry into coal mine safety in Queensland is told labour hire staff are disproportionately represented in mining deaths and faced reprisals when safety issues were raised.

A gold mining boom in Burkina Faso over the last decade propelled Boukary Diallo from being a vendor on a market stall to running a meat business supplying a mine near Ouahigouya, his home town in the north of the country.

Photos show the desperate search for scraps left by big diamond operators. But amid rampant poverty and unemployment, zama-zamas see no other way to provide for their families.

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams took a supportive if somewhat cryptic tone after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation this week limiting some cryptocurrency mining in the state, casting the new law as an acceptable step toward smart tech policy.

Deloitte warns that the biggest risk to jobs in the state is a carbon-fuelled economy

An analysis of mining company reports suggests those with more women in management prioritise stamping out sexual harassment and improving workplace culture.