Mining
Humans Polluted the Air Much Earlier Than Previously Thought
Ice cores suggest that humans have been polluting the air with lead for at least 2,000 years
The Coal Mining Massacre America Forgot
The mountains of southern West Virginia are riddled with coal—and bullets
Gold Miners Kept Their Sourdough Starters Alive By Cuddling Them
San Francisco-area miners used sourdough starters as a replacement for commercial leavening agents
Mining Exploration Begins in Michigan's Porcupine Mountains
Michigan is divided over a mining company's plans to drill for copper in a beloved state park
How Colombia's Failed Peace Treaty Could Wreak Havoc on Its Diversity-Rich Ecosystems
A potential influx of legal and illegal mining leaves the country's megadiverse landscapes—and the communities who depend on them—in jeopardy
The Return of the Great American Jaguar
The story of tracking a legendary feline named El Jefe through the Arizona mountains
Future Deep Sea Mining Sites Are Bursting With Rare Marine Species
The area is full of rare metals, but a new study shows it's a hub for deep-sea diversity, too
Peru Cracks Down on Illegal Gold Miners
A boom in outlaw mining activity in the last five years is polluting rivers, poisoning people and destroying forests in the Peruvian Amazon
Will Luxembourg Lead the Race for Space Mining?
The tiny nation announced its private industry partners for asteroid mining
Neolithic People Were Also Strip Miners
Quarries are changing how archaeologists think about the Stone Age
Get Your Pickaxe and Spacecraft Ready, Space Mining Might be Legal Very Soon
The new Space Act would open up the potentially lucrative field of asteroid mining
Artisanal Pizza is Boosting the Coal Industry
Pizzerias are a new and growing market for coal companies
This Indonesian Volcano Erupts Electric-Blue Streams Of Molten Sulfur
Glowing blue rivers illuminate Java’s Blue Fire Crater.
The American West is Full of Old Mines Threatening to Pollute Waterways
Lessons can be learned from the recent spill in the Animas River
Utah Has the First Tar Sands Mine in the U.S.
The mine will operate on land in the Book Cliffs area
A Scottish Duke Transformed This Abandoned Coal Mine into a Cosmological Land-Art Park
A scarred landscape in rural Scotland has become a grassy multiverse now open for exploration
Why Tens of Thousands of Toxic Mines Litter the U.S. West
The spill in Colorado's Animas River highlights the problem of wastewater building up in abandoned mines
The Demand for Sand is so High There are Illegal Sand Mining Operations
Only certain kinds of sand can be used in construction and mining it causes problems
This African Plant Leads the Way to Diamond Deposits
A palm-like plant seems to grow only on top of diamond-rich deposits called kimberlite pipes
Spanish Conquest of the Incas Caused Air Pollution to Spike
A sample of Peruvian ice has revealed a surge in pollution linked to mining that wasn't exceeded until the Industrial Revolution
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