Tag: mining
SC adjourns hearing in Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren mining lease allotment case till May 24
The Supreme Court on Friday postponed the hearing in the Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's mining lease allotment case until May 24.
Accordi [...]
Cameroonian Villagers Protest China Iron Ore Mining Deal
Several hundred civilians took to the streets of Lolabe, a small coastal village on the banks of the Atlantic Ocean, according to Cameroonian authori [...]
Bitcoin mining: Despite the crackdown, China is back as the second-largest miner
China's resolve to prohibit Bitcoin miners from operating in the country appears to be waning. According to an update to the Cambridge Bitcoin Electr [...]
Bitcoin mining generates 30.7 kilotons e-waste annually – enough to cover Luxembourg’s e-waste five times
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been chastised for the amount of e-waste they produce and the amount of energy they use to mine coins. Now, a [...]
Jerome mining camp was once “The wickedest town in the West”
Jerome, Arizona's historic mining town, is perched on the side of Cleopatra Hill, where some of the world's richest copper ore was extracted. The are [...]
Agreement to guide Rio’s Pilbara mining
Following the destruction of sacred rock shelters in Western Australia's Juukan Gorge, traditional owners and mining giant Rio Tinto have signed an a [...]
Himachal: Villagers in Spiti oppose survey for gypsum mining
Villagers in Gue, a small hamlet near the China border in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti, are protesting a survey being carried out by the Geolo [...]
Mining operations of defaulters suspended again by Haryana govt
The Haryana government, under fire from the opposition, suspended the mining operations of a number of defaulting mining contractors who had been gra [...]
A true Alaska coal mining pioneer passes
Coal Mine Usibelli Joseph Usibelli, Sr., an Alaska mining pioneer in the truest sense, passed away on May 14.
Joe Sr., who was born on Dec. 28 [...]
Altaley begins mining and milling operations at its new gold mine in Mexico, Tahuehueto.
The Tahuehueto gold mine in Durango, Mexico, has begun pre-production mining and mill commissioning operations, according to Altaley Mining (TSXV [...]