Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hugo Flores analyses a rock recently extracted from the mine in San Joaquin, Mexico (Associated Press/Fernando Llano) A drill ...

SAN JOAQUIN, Mexico (AP) — A drill echoes through narrow tunnels deep within the mountain where miner Hugo Flores bores into rock in search of one of Earth’s most toxic elements. Buried in red stripes ...

Enforcement against illegal gold mines in the Brazilian Amazon ramped up in 2023, but the contamination from the mercury used in mining will likely be felt for generations to come. According to a ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A global mercury conference in Geneva faced sharp criticism Friday from environmental and Indigenous groups for failing to take stronger steps against mercury use in ...

Bayan Mining and Minerals’ follow-up sampling at Desert Star has delivered a step-change in REE grade and confidence. Surface sampling returned rock chip assays such as 66,810ppm total rare earth ...

A drill echoes through narrow tunnels deep within the mountain where miner Hugo Flores bores into rock in search of one of Earth’s most toxic elements. Buried in red stripes of minerals illuminated by ...