Mining
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
Lust for Gold Is Consuming Precious South American Forests
Satellite images show that while the scale of deforestation is small, it is bleeding into protected areas
This Is the World’s Largest Dump Truck
The mega Earth-mover is hard at work digging a coal mine in Russia
Why is Turquoise Becoming Rarer and More Valuable Than Diamonds?
With depleting mines, turquoise, the most sacred stone to the Navajo, has become increasingly rare.
Quarrying for Marble Looks Unreal
A film excerpt follows the boss at an open-pit marble quarry in Carrara, Italy
The Grand Canyon Will Not Be Mined for Uranium
Uranium mining will be banned for the next 20 years on nearly 1 million acres of land near the Grand Canyon
How Plants Could Clean Up Abandoned Mines—And Extract Metal in the Process
Some groups are researching how plants can be used to clean up dangerous metals from the ground
How to Move a Town
Sweden’s northernmost town is moving towards the east to avoid falling into a mine
7 Epic Fails Brought to You By the Genius Mind of Thomas Edison
Despite popular belief, the inventor wasn’t the “Wiz” of everything
Squeezing Cleaner Energy from Coal’s Waste
Coal mine methane could soon transform from problematic waste to valuable fuel
Is Your Cell Phone Helping to Fund a Civil War?
The rare minerals used to build your cell phone are coming under scrutiny by federal regulators
The Devastating Costs of the Amazon Gold Rush
Spurred by rising global demand for the metal, miners are destroying invaluable rainforest in Peru's Amazon basin
Mining the Mountains
Explosives and machines are destroying Appalachian peaks to obtain coal. In a West Virginia town, residents and the industry fight over a mountain's fate
Fire and Brimstone
A long-outdated approach to sulfur mining sends hundreds of Javanese workers deep into the crater of an active volcano
Turning Water to Gold
Confronted with a hill full of gold, miners removed the hill and the gold and left a mess behind
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