Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Evidence abounds across Montana of the ruinous environmental legacy of cyanide-based open-pit ...

The area where Idaho Copper wants to begin a copper mine exploration project. The mine would be located near Idaho City and Grimes Creek. Idaho Copper seeks to gain approval from the U.S. Forest ...

In a move that has sparked debate over economic potential and environmental risks, President Rodrigo Chaves announced Wednesday that his government plans to re-legalize open-pit mining. The practice, ...

Panama's government plans to decide the future of the Cobre Panama copper mine by June. The mine, a significant site, was closed due to local protests over taxes and environmental issues. Chile's ...

In 2023, tensions escalated in Las Naves, Ecuador, where farmers clashed with police during protests against a new environmental consultation process and the upcoming launch of a large-scale open-pit ...

Carbon-negative mining offers a promising path to meeting the mineral demands of the energy transition while shrinking the ...

The President of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, proposed on Tuesday to exploit a gold deposit in the north of the country after winning a lawsuit against the Canadian mining company Infinito Gold, the ...