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A new investigation has uncovered a decade-long scheme to dump toxic slag related to the production of EV batteries into Indonesian waters.

Electric Vehicles

Electric Car Battery Mining Operation Allegedly Hid Evidence It Was Leaching Dangerous Chemical Into Water System

The US has approved a gigantic lithium and boron mine, enough of the alkali metal for hundreds of thousands of EV batteries.

Science & Energy

America Approves Colossal Nevada Mine With Enough Lithium for Untold Millions of Electric Cars

By Victor Tangermann

A powerful Australian mining magnate has been trying to get an unflattering portrait of her removed from a museum.

Science & Energy

Billionaire Mining Magnate Not Happy With Her Portrait Hanging in Museum

By Jon Christian

Scientists believe rare pink diamonds were formed when an ancient supercontinent broke up 1.3 billion years ago.

Science & Energy

Pink Diamonds Emerged When a Supercontinent Broke Up, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

An area known as Thacker Pass on the Nevada-Oregon border is home to clay that contain tens of millions of tons of lithium.

Science & Energy

Colossal Cache of Lithium Found in US May Be World’s Largest

By Frank Landymore

Mining giant Rio Tinto misplaced a "highly radioactive" object along a Western Australian highway, several outlets report. If it helps, they're "sorry."

Science & Energy

Miners Say “Sorry” for Losing Highly Radioactive Object Along Highway

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A bill that would ban all crypto mining that uses fossil fuels is languishing on the desk of New York's governor, which begs the question — what now?

New York State May Ban Any Crypto Mining Powered by Fossil Fuels

By Noor Al-Sibai

Mining company Fortescue is looking to reduce its carbon footprint with an electric "Infinity Train" that can fully recharge by rolling down the mountain.

Science & Energy

Ingenious Electric Train Fully Charges Itself by Rolling Downhill With Heavy Load

By Victor Tangermann

A Canadian crypto company is being criticized for opening a bitcoin mine in an impoverished Navajo Nation.

Startup Criticized for Bitcoin Mine in Impoverished Navajo Community

By Tony Ho Tran

If companies are given free rein to scrape the ocean floor for precious minerals, entire undiscovered ecosystems will be snuffed out.

This Plan to Mine the Ocean Floor May Erase Whole Ecosystems

By Dan Robitzski

This startup's plan is to send swarms of smart robots to the surface of a distant moon and planets to extract resources including water ice and minerals.

Meet the Startup Building Robot Swarms to Mine Ice on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists Want to Build a Space Station Inside an Asteroid

Scientists Want to Build a Space Station Inside an Asteroid

By Dan Robitzski

The ESA says it's studying the prospects of a 2025 mission to the Moon that would use robotic mining equipment to extract water and fuel.

Europe Wants to Extract Rocket Fuel From Lunar Surface in 2025

By Jon Christian

A mining corporation says an autonomous rail system it's been developing in Australia is fully operational, making it the "world's largest robot."

Self-Driving Vehicles

Australian Autonomous Train Is The “World’s Largest Robot”

By Jon Christian

The Energy Spent Mining $1 of Bitcoin Could Earn You $3.40 in Gold

The Energy Spent Mining $1 of Bitcoin Could Earn You $3.40 in Gold

By Kristin Houser

Bitcoin mining alone has the potential to push us past the global warming limits set by the Paris Agreement, according to a new report.

Bitcoin Mining Will Only Cause a Climate Catastrophe if We Let It

By Kristin Houser