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"Mines were put there, people left and have forgotten about it." Declassified images from U.S. military satellites are helping find forgotten mine fields in Cambodia. From the late 1960s almost ...
Burkina Faso plans to take control of more foreign-owned industrial mines, its prime minister said, as the West African nation seeks a bigger share of revenue from its resources. Like neighbours ...
Burkina Faso plans to take control of more foreign-owned industrial mines, its prime minister said, as the West African nation seeks a bigger share of revenue from its resources. Like neighbours ...
While mining is necessary for national security and maintaining domestic supply chains, the panelists said, the mining industry also needs to address environmental concerns and Indigenous rights.
The race to obtain bitcoin and other potentially lucrative cryptocurrencies is tied to a complex virtual process called “mining” — with high risks and high rewards for those who want to get ...
On this week's Task & Purpose video, Thom Tran explores the history of land mines and their vital, problematic role on the battlefield today. By Matt White Published Apr 22, 2025 5:28 PM EDT The ...
A growing emphasis on clean energy means global demand for copper can only grow. BHP, the world’s biggest mining company, projects copper demand to explode and rise by 70% in 2050, reaching 50 ...
At a congressional hearing, one executive welcomed President Trump’s “starting gun” to begin mining. Democrats and Republicans clashed over environmental and business concerns. By Max Bearak ...
“The future of writing is the universe within,” the composer and lyricist Adam Guettel told an interviewer, in 2001. It had been five years since the Off Broadway première of “Floyd Collins ...
The war in Ukraine is showing the power of weaponry once thought outdated. Mines and artillery have proven essential, alongside cutting-edge tech like AI and drones. One expert told BI that mines ...
President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the deep sea. Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the ...