The Latest Breaking News from Mining

The world's top management consultancy McKinsey & Company is using its position as a key advisor to the UN's COP28 climate talks to push the interests of its big oil and gas clients, undermining efforts to end the use of the fossil fuels driving global warming, according to multiple sources…

Nvidia didn't want anyone gaming on its CMP GPUs for crypto mining, and removing PCIe lanes was part of its solution to block such use. But what happens if you try to work around the limitations?

Nvidia’s crypto mining GPUs can be turned into gaming graphics cards – but there are many reasons not to do this.

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu on November 7 (Tuesday) filed a petition in the Andhra Pradesh High Court, seeking anticipatory bail in the sand mining case, in which he is held responsible for certain irregularities in the implementation of the ‘free sand policy’ that caused a…

For decades, miners have called for limits on highly toxic silica dust, which they're exposed to while mining. An investigation shows its impact and the weakness of proposed rules to protect them.

When a dam burst eight years ago in a Brazilian mining town, the toxic mud swept downriver, crushing all before it. Affected communities are still fighting in the courts – and mourning a way of life that has disappeared for ever

Electric cars are getting bigger and heavier. In 2019, 30% of the electric vehicle (EV) models available worldwide were sports utility vehicles (SUVs).

Panama's president has signed into law an indefinite moratorium on new mining concessions

A bill banning all new mining activities in Panama will go to a third and final vote after another extraordinary session of debate

Samsung is set to start making chips using its 2nd Generation 3nm-class (SF3) manufacturing technology as well as performance-enhanced version of its 4nm-class (SF4X) fabrication process in the second half of next year, the company told its investors this week. Both production nodes are expected to significantly improve competitive positions…

The cars, cellphones, computers and televisions that people in the U.S. use every day require metals like copper, cobalt and platinum to build. Demand from the electronics industry for these metals is only rising, and companies are constantly searching for new places on Earth to mine them.