By: Murray Macnab - Group Executive Technical Director at UMS Group Almost everything humans consume is grown or mined. As far back as 40,000 years ago, people excavated the earth for its minerals, ...

A copper mine in British Columbia produces a metal the world needs to phase out fossil fuels. It holds promise — and danger.

The Birch Creek Valley, located in central east Idaho, was once a bustling mining area and the home of Viola Mine in the ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a chilling discovery at an ancient Egyptian gold mine—two sets of iron shackles dating back ...

“The track record for this industry is abysmal,” said Taylor McKinnon, who is the southwest director of the environmental ...

Dahlonega (that’s Duh-LON-uh-guh for those unfamiliar with local pronunciation) exists in that sweet spot where history, ...

Dahlonega (pronounced Duh-LON-uh-guh, not Dah-lo-NEE-ga – a mistake I’ve heard countless visitors make) sits nestled in the ...

Bitcoin mining was the villain. Now it''s becoming the hero. Nearly 90% of new research shows miners creating profitable ...

Over 200 canals and 4,000 smaller channels identified in Iraq The system supplied water to farms before the first millennium B.C. A shift in the Euphrates River led to the canals becoming obsolete ...

The fluctuation of Bitcoin prices and the sharp decline of altcoins such as XRP and DOGE have made traditional investment methods increasingly unsustainable. Therefore, innovative investment forms ...

Despite modern machinery and advanced techniques, mining at Dolaucothi ... underground tunnels and see the remains of centuries-old mining activity. The National Trust offers guided tours ...

Such an output will have enormous environmental consequences, because copper mining uses acids that poison ... The importance of these techniques was stressed by Ryan. “The world will need ...