If tens of thousands of miners turned up in the middle of a protected rainforest to mine for sapphires, you might expect that to cause lots of deforestation and harm local wildlife. Mining has a very ...

The National Park Service opted to keep most of its parks open during the government shutdown, albeit with limited staffing on grounds.

One of the largest diamond mining companies, responsible for 30% of global diamond mining, has proved a negative CO₂ foo ...

A nickel mining project in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao is facing renewed calls for closure after a recent ...