Before a solar panel can be installed on a roof or an electric bus can hit the streets, manufacturers first have to get their hands on key metals and minerals. But to meet the demands of the ...

A mining-machine test on the deep-ocean floor resulted in species diversity declining by roughly 32% in the tracks of the ...

High Country News’ twice weekly email newsletter includes our latest on-the-ground reporting and investigations from across the West. This 480-acre project, far from coal country, has played an ...

In spring 1949, three prospectors armed with Geiger counters set out to hunt for treasure in the arid mountains of southern Nevada and southeastern California. In the previous century, those mountains ...

Scientists have learned that nearly 10 percent of the deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon between 2005 and 2015 was due to mining activities. Previously, it was thought to cause just 1-2 percent, ...

Virtual currencies are slowly but surely becoming more popular, as more people start using them. One of the most popular virtual currencies is the Bitcoin (BTC), and ever since its appearance in ...

Often, the stories we tell ourselves have the greatest impact on the decisions we make. For example, the story we hear about mining is often inherently bad. This can lead to mining projects being ...