The Latest Breaking News from Mining

"These mines were making millions and millions and sending it out of the country whilst the communities are suffering"

When Don and Donna Reid passed dusty piles of wood and corrugated iron as they arrived in their new town, they quickly realised that what looked like rubbish was a goldmine of artefacts worth preserving.

The stock and the crypto markets have been under pressure due to macroeconomic and geopolitical concerns. Crypto mining stock Riot Blockchain (RIOT) has fallen more than 65% year-to-date. With the crypto space expected to remain under pressure in the upcoming months, it could be wise to avoid the stock now.…

Brazilian presidential frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is considering raising royalties on certain mining projects if elected, a campaign adviser told Reuters, likely affecting iron ore giant Vale SA and other multinationals.

From living in Sydney and backpacking around Australia, this pair ended up digging for opals in the outback — and they are looking to revolutionise the gem mining industry.

A major software change to the cryptocurrency ethereum holds the potential to dramatically reduce its energy consumption and resulting climate effects

A South African company is dumping the sludgy byproduct of mining into a historical diamond pit after the tailings dam that had stored the waste partially collapsed, killing one and leaving scores injured.

The Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) 'Merge' is scheduled to take place early Thursday morning (Sept. 15), somewhere between 1:00 AM and 2:00 AM EDT. 

Our headlines across the continent: William Ruto spends his first day in charge of Kenya. The new president is putting a focus on climate policies and reversing some of his predecessor's actions. In Burkina Faso, the director of a mining company has been found guilty of manslaughter after eight people…

Pacific countries remain divided as a deep-sea mining company prepares to test a system to extract minerals and metals from the ocean floor.

Jagersfontien, a small town in the middle of South Africa with over a century of mining history, awoke to a tragic failure of responsibility on 11 September 2022 when torrents of muddy water cascaded over the embankments that were meant to hold it back. The flood killed one person and…