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Space mining company AstroForge identifies asteroid target for Odin launch next month

AstroForge has identified asteroid 2022 OB5 as the destination for its Mission 2 spacecraft, named Odin, which is set to launch next month on a SpaceX rocket.

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Experts and advocates warn of nickel mining's risk to precious marine region of Indonesia

A new report says the expansion of nickel mining in Indonesia is a threat to one of Earth's most biodiverse marine regions

The Independent UK

Climate scientists mock NZ's one per cent cut pledge

New Zealand has released its Paris Agreement emissions target for 2035, aiming to cut greenhouse gases by 51 to 55 per cent.

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'The Region Will Die': Ukraine's Donbas Mines Within Russia's Grasp

Fighting desperately to cling on to coal mines that were once the lifeblood of its industrial east, Ukraine's soldiers conceded they were struggling against intensifying Russian attacks.

International Business Times

Billionaire Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group launches crypto-mining venture Fortitude

The new Fortitude venture will “look across the entire proof-of-work ecosystem to say what’s going to give us the largest return.”

Fortune

Central India’s indigenous forests are falling victim to bullets and bulldozers

The state of Chhattisgarh in India’s tribal heartland has been the epicentre of a violent conflict for more than 30 years. This struggle has pit a Maoist-inspired group called the Naxalites, who are fighting for the rights of marginalised tribal communities, against the Indian government, which has deployed security forces…

The Conversation

Powergel is believed to be the explosive found in a Sydney caravan. What is it?

Police say the explosives found at Dural were allegedly intended for an antisemitic attack. What was the explosive – and how is it typically used?

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Shipments of uranium ore can resume under agreement reached with the Navajo Nation

The Navajo Nation has reached a settlement with a mining company that clears the way for transportation of uranium ore across the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. The agreement announced Wednesday settles a dispute over trucking ore from a mining operation just south of the Grand Canyon to…

The Independent UK

Ghana’s illegal mining crisis: environmental destruction, clashes, and calls for action

Illegal mining has become a crippling burden on Ghana, wreaking havoc on the nation’s water bodies, land, and even claiming lives. Despite repeated efforts by successive governments, the problem remains unresolved.

Radio France Internationale

Is Wheaton Precious Metals a Safe Bet as Gold Prices Surge?

Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) announced solid third-quarter 2024 results. The mining company’s operations are robust and driven by surging gold prices. So, let’s analyze whether it would be wise to invest in this stock. Read on to know more.

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Pete Wilkinson obituary

Environmental campaigner and first director of Greenpeace UK who was responsible for the 50-year moratorium on mining in Antarctica

The Guardian - UK

Snap Up This ‘Strong Buy’ Stock as Gold Prices Near Record Highs

With gold prices hovering near record highs, Agnico Eagle Mines is a "Strong Buy" stock that offers investors a unique opportunity to capitalize on the surge in gold prices.

Barchart

Haryana Sand Mining Case: Delhi HC grants 6-week interim bail to businessman Vedpal Singh Tanwar

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted 6 weeks of interim bail to Haryana-based mining businessman Vedpal Singh Tanwar for post-surgery recovery. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Canada’s claim that it champions human rights is at odds with its mining practices

Canada presents itself as a gender equality and human rights champion both at home and abroad. But it’s also a global leader in mining, an industry with an abysmal human rights record.

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A local’s guide to Broken Hill: ‘Chances are, someone will spark up a chat’

Artists are drawn to this historic outback mining town where creative energy meets red dirt, says the former director of the Broken Heel festival, Esther La Rovere

The Texas Tribune

Data centers are booming in Texas. What does that mean for the grid?

As energy demand surges, largely due to crypto mining facilities, data centers and industrial electrification, Texas officials are looking at how to increase supply and shore up the grid.

The Conversation

Luxon goes all out for growth in mining and tourism – we should be careful what he wishes for

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s state-of-the-nation address yesterday focused on growth above all else. We shouldn’t rush to judgement, but at least one prominent financial commentator has concluded the maths behind the goals “just doesn’t add up”.

The Conversation

The Moon has been listed as a threatened historic site – but the value of ‘lunar heritage’ needs defining

Scientific and commercial activities on the Moon could permanently change the lunar environment. These activities include sending vehicles to the Moon, extracting its resources through mining the lunar surface, building facilities and extracting water from areas on the Moon where sunlight never shines.

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Could This Under-the-Radar Penny Stock Be the Best Way to Profit From Trump’s Presidency?

This company from the deep-sea mining industry could get an outsized lift under Trump.

International Business Times

West Africa Juntas Tighten Screws On Foreign Mining Firms

Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes of gold -- all done on the orders of the military government.

Advnture

Adventure tourism under threat and environmentalists up in arms after government lifts coal mining ban in Canada's Eastern Rockies

The prospect of renewed impact on land and water ecosystems has sparked public outcry and protests

The Independent UK

What makes a landslide and why they are familiar in Indonesia

Flash flooding and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java have killed at least 21 people and damaged villages and rice fields

The Conversation

The last time it was legal, exports of sea sand destroyed dozens of Indonesian islands. Now, the ban is being lifted

Over 20 years ago, then Indonesian president Megawati Soekarnoputri banned the export of sea sand from her archipelago nation.

The Conversation

Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will

In mid-January 2025 over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in South Africa. They had been starved out by the police in Operation Vala Umgodi — meaning “plug the hole” – which had cut off food and water in an effort to “smoke out”…

AAP

Clean energy incentives must not 'support injustices'

A centrepiece Labor policy will be put to the test months before an election as mining companies, clean energy groups and unions comb through its implications.

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