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China pushes to digitize mines in attempt to make them safer

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Subsurface microbes capture toxic uranium and remediate groundwater

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A new research study describes a previously unknown chemical process for removal of uranium from groundwater. Deep down in the bedrock, in an oxygen-free...

Scientists make ‘disturbing’ find on remote island: plastic rocks

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There are few places on Earth as isolated as Trindade island, a volcanic outcrop a three- to four-day boat trip off the coast of...

Gold mining is one of the world’s most destructive and unnecessary industries—here’s how to end it

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The 16th-century King Ferdinand of Spain sent his subjects abroad with the command: "Get gold, humanely if possible, but at all hazards, get gold."...

Moving house: Arctic mining town’s move divides residents

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Each time he boasts about the colossal relocation of his town center in the Swedish Arctic, Kiruna mayor Gunnar Selberg gets a dressing-down from...

Turning coal mine drainage into source of rare minerals

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A new study investigates a novel process for lessening the negative environmental impact of coal mine drainage and extracting rare-earth elements from it, precious...

About 50% of soil-available phosphorus comes from mineral fertilizers in agricultural systems worldwide

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Plants need phosphorus to grow. Farmers' use of mineral phosphorus fertilizers has greatly increased soil phosphorus fertility and, consequently, crop yields. However, these fertilizers...

Cumbria coal mine: Empty promises of carbon capture tech have excused digging up more fossil fuel for decades

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The idea that a technology called carbon capture and storage (CCS) could catch molecules of CO₂ as they emerge from the chimneys of power...

Calcium content determines the peak intensity ratio due to iron ions at Mössbauer spectra in pyroxene

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Pyroxenes are a major group of rock-forming silicate minerals that generally contain calcium, magnesium, and iron. Given their abundance, elucidating the physical properties of...

Researchers discover previously unknown mineralogy of the deep Earth

MINERALS
What is the structure of the Earth? For starters, it consists of several layers: the crust, the upper and lower mantle, and the core....

Can critical metals for renewable energy products be found in existing mines?

MINERALS
Ramping up renewable energy products will require a range of critical metals. One of these elements, tellurium, is gaining in popularity for use in...

Can gold mining be more sustainable?

MINERALS
In a review paper recently published in the journal Land Degradation and Development, Shrabya Timsina and Nora Hardy focused on the effects of surface...
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