mining
Rescuers race to free miners trapped in flooded mine in Mexico
World
August 7, 2022
Rescuers race to free miners trapped in flooded mine in Mexico
(CNN) – Ten miners have been trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern Mexico for over 24 hours, as…
Egypt mission uncovers headquarters of mining activity in Sinai during Middle Kingdom
Egypt
January 10, 2022
Egypt mission uncovers headquarters of mining activity in Sinai during Middle Kingdom
The Egyptian archaeological mission working in the Wadi al-Nasab area in South Sinai has discovered the remains of a building…
Bitcoin-mining power plant raises ire of environmentalists
Environment
October 16, 2021
Bitcoin-mining power plant raises ire of environmentalists
An obstacle to large-scale bitcoin mining is finding enough cheap energy to run the huge, power-gobbling computer arrays that create…
Afghanistan: Taliban to reap $1 trillion mineral wealth
Middle East
August 18, 2021
Afghanistan: Taliban to reap $1 trillion mineral wealth
The Taliban have been handed a huge financial and geopolitical edge in relations with the world’s biggest powers as the militant group seizes…
Miners seek gold under the desert sands after Egypt changes rules
Egypt
April 23, 2021
Miners seek gold under the desert sands after Egypt changes rules
Mining companies awarded blocks in Egypt’s Eastern Desert are set to start exploring for gold under a legislative overhaul that…
Egypt says gold deposit discovered in southeast
Egypt
July 1, 2020
Egypt says gold deposit discovered in southeast
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said on Tuesday a gold deposit with estimated resources of…
Naguib Sawiris eyes 51% of state-owned gold mining company
Business
February 23, 2020
Naguib Sawiris eyes 51% of state-owned gold mining company
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris on Sunday announced his interest in acquiring 51 percent of the Shalateen Mineral Resources Company (SMRC).…
Plant a trillion trees: Republicans offer fossil-friendly climate fix
Environment
February 12, 2020
Plant a trillion trees: Republicans offer fossil-friendly climate fix
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers on Wednesday will propose legislation setting a goal for the United States to plant a…
Egypt’s Sawiris eyes mining opportunities at home with new law
Business
August 27, 2019
Egypt’s Sawiris eyes mining opportunities at home with new law
CAIRO, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris said on Monday he intended to invest in gold and copper…
China steps up threat to deprive US of rare earths
World
May 29, 2019
China steps up threat to deprive US of rare earths
Chinese state media on Wednesday dangled the threat of cutting exports of rare earths to the United States as a…