Tag: Metals and mining
Mali detains top executive and 2 others from an Australian gold mining company over dispute
YAOUNDE, Cameroon -- The military junta in Mali has arrested the top executive and two other employees of Australia’s gold mining company Resolute...
Miners are razing forests to meet surging demand for metals and minerals, report says
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Whether it's digging for metals and minerals for cellphones and electric vehicles or coal for power generation, mining around the...
AP PHOTOS: Likely in its last decade, a Czech coal mine provides fuel for electricity and heat
STONAVA, Czech Republic -- Deep underground in northeastern Czech Republic, workers in the region's last-functioning coal mine drill, load and haul the fuel...
Colorado mining town's polluted legacy has a potential for profit, but some are wary of the risk
LEADVILLE, Colo. -- Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden derricks loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of Leadville — a...
Environment solution: New metals refinery for nickel and cobalt opens in Ohio
In a step forward for efforts to acquire the metals crucial to addressing climate change, on Monday a new plant that can extract...
Germany's chancellor in Serbia for a lithium deal that could reduce Europe's dependency on China
BELGRADE, Serbia -- BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was in Serbia on Friday to discuss a tentative deal with the...