Canadian miner Lundin must permanently close its Alcaparrosa copper mine in Chile, the South American nation's environmental regulator said on Thursday, after a massive sinkhole cracked open near the ...

Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The surrounding landscape is devastated — centuries-old trees have been uprooted, and ...

Residents of Khuma want the abandoned mine reopened to create jobs and boost the local economy, but mining expert Ingrid ...

A Singida-based beekeeping company, Kijiji Cha Nyuki Co. Ltd, has announced plans to collaborate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism to address the issue of destructive animals invading ...

The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission says the outcome of the Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell project, if it ...

Lush scenery and Lake Victoria’s soothing breeze made the beach a perfect getaway for local and foreign tourists. Today, ...

Between 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold. After that the take gradually declined, and by the end of the decade it was over. But not its impact: The Gold Rush may ...

Bitcoin mining involves solving complex mathematical puzzles, validating transactions and securing the network. Miners compete to find the correct hash, adding new blocks to the blockchain and ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground in an ...

she said at the abandoned Buffelsfontein gold mine about 100 miles southwest of Johannesburg on Monday, ahead of the start of the rescue mission. Nearly 2,000 illegal miners — known locally as ...

The price of gold has increased again today in both global and local markets. In the international bullion market, gold per ounce increased by $13, reaching a new global price of $2703.

Mining is the process of adding and validating transaction records on the Bitcoin public blockchain ledger while securing uptime for the network. This is how the network persists without relying ...