Posts Tagged ‘mining’

Volcano Energy Bitcoin Mining Pool Goes Live

Volcano Energy Bitcoin Mining Pool Goes Live Authored by Nik Hoffman via BitcoinMagazine.com, Today, Volcano Energy and Luxor Technology Corporation have officially unveiled Lava Pool, El Salvador’s inaugural Bitcoin mining pool powered by abundant renewable geothermal energy. Volcano Energy, a unique public-private partnership committed to contributing 23% of its net income to the Salvadoran government, will exclusively mine blocks […]

“Green energy” mining is polluting rivers and farmland at an unsustainable pace, leaving 23 million people exposed to toxic waste

(NaturalNews) A new study published in Science takes a closer look at what “green energy†mining has done to the rivers, the floodplains, the aquifers, and the… Source

Mining for “clean energy” minerals has left more than 23 million people exposed to TOXIC WASTE in their water, environment

(NaturalNews) A new study has found that tens of millions of people worldwide are now exposed to toxic water runoff as a direct result of “green” metals mining… Source

Is there any link between 1080 and mining in NZ?

Joining some dots between certain events in NZ, mining, and the use of 1080 by the Department of Conservation (DoC). Read at the link: Share this: Like this: Like Loading… Source

DoD Invokes Defense Production Act To Boost Metals Mining After China Export Controls

According to a Pentagon spokesperson cited by Reuters, the US Defense Department announced on Friday it is invoking the Defense Production Act to boost the domestic mining and processing capacity of two rare earth metals, gallium and germanium, critical for high-tech chip-making for the US defense industry. 

DeSantis Signs Bill That Could See Radioactive Mining Byproduct Used in Roads

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that allows the Florida Department of Transportation to conduct a feasibility study to determine if the radioactive byproduct of phosphate mining can be used as a construction aggregate material for roads. The new law adds phosphogypsum to the list of “recyclable materials” that can be used as road construction […]

‘Ocean Is at Stake’ at International Seabed Authority Negotiations Over Deep-Sea Mining

‘Ocean Is at Stake’ at International Seabed Authority Negotiations Over Deep-Sea Mining  Indigenous activists offer alternative vision for ocean. By: Olivia Rosane Updated: March 29, 2023  Edited by Irma Omerhodzic The 28th Session of the International Seabed Authority stared March 16 with world delegates gathering in Kingston, Jamaica less than two weeks after the Global […]

FBI whistleblower raises fresh concerns about bank record mining, undercover agents in J6 probe

Arecently retired FBI supervisory intelligence analyst told Congress in a whistleblower disclosure that agents in Boston were improperly pressured by Washington to open criminal cases on 140 people who had simply taken a bus ride to the Jan. 6 rally in Washington. The agents refused because there was no evidence the attendees engaged in any […]

Battling a mining Goliath on two continents

Environmental activists have made some important strides in confronting the Australian mining company Lynas. Source

Next year budget bill allocates $302.6m to Industry, Mining, Trade Ministry

TEHRAN – The budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year 1402, which starts on March 21, has allocated 121.052 trillion rials (about $302.63 million) to Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry. Source

The facial recognition firm mining YOUR data!

nov 17th 2022 The facial recognition firm mining YOUR dataImagine this: a tool that lets anyone track your face through the web, and with just one click, find out where you work, socialise, or live. YouTube marks the official World Government Summit video about a new world order as spreading a conspiracy theory. _______________________________ The […]

LITHIUM mining for electric vehicles is incredibly destructive to the environment

LITHIUM mining for electric vehicles is incredibly destructive to the environmentDate: September 22, 2022Author: Nwo Report   Posted BY: Wyatt | NwoReport (Natural News) Electric vehicles are promoted as the solution for combating “climate change.” Governments are currently incentivizing the production of electric vehicles, while punishing the fossil fuel industry. However, lithium mining for electric […]

LITHIUM mining for electric vehicles is incredibly destructive to the environment

LITHIUM mining for electric vehicles is incredibly destructive to the environmentDate: September 22, 2022Author: Nwo Report   Posted BY: Wyatt | NwoReport (Natural News) Electric vehicles are promoted as the solution for combating “climate change.” Governments are currently incentivizing the production of electric vehicles, while punishing the fossil fuel industry. However, lithium mining for electric […]

LITHIUM mining for electric vehicles is incredibly destructive to the environment and about as far from “green” as you can imagine

(Natural News) Electric vehicles are promoted as the solution for combating “climate change.” Governments are currently incentivizing the production of electric vehicles, while punishing the fossil fuel industry. However, lithium mining for electric vehicles is incredibly destructive to the environment, and is about as far from “green” as one could imagine. Not to mention, most […]

Tehran hosting intl. exhibit on investment opportunities in Iran’s mining sector

TEHRAN- The 11th International Exhibition on Investment Opportunities in Iran’s Mines and Mining Industries kicked off at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Grand Prayer Campus (Mosalla) on Tuesday. As reported, companies from 25 countries, including South Africa, Germany, China, Turkey, Russia, England, Japan, Spain, South Korea, Holland and Italy are showcasing their products in the three-day event. […]

UN agency approves controversial deep-sea mining tests

A UN agency has granted permission for a Canadian-based company to test out deep-sea mining.  The Metals Company (TMC) announced on September 7 that the International Seabed Authority (ISA) had given its subsidiary Nauru Ocean Resources Inc (NORI) the go-ahead to gather 3,600 tonnes of polymetallic nodules from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, beginning later this […]

Rare earths processor buys mining rights in Greenland

The Canadian rare earth processor Neo Performance Materials plans to buy the rights to explore a mineral deposit in Greenland that contains the rare earth elements neodymium and praseodymium, which are used to make magnets for electric cars, wind turbines, and missiles.

Rare earths processor buys mining rights in Greenland

The Canadian rare earth processor Neo Performance Materials plans to buy the rights to explore a mineral deposit in Greenland that contains the rare earth elements neodymium and praseodymium, which are used to make magnets for electric cars, wind turbines, and missiles. This project is the company’s first step into mining and part of a […]

IMIDRO to complete 12 semi-finished mining projects by late Mar. 2023

TEHRAN – Head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) Vajihollah Jafari said his organization is going to complete 12 semi-finished mining industry projects by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2023). Source

People’s protest against land acquisition for expansion of limestone mining of OCL India

The Forum for Gram Sabha Committee, a local people’s organization, has been protesting against the proposed land acquisition for limestone mining of OCL India Ltd. at Rajgangpur, Sundargarh. It has also been raising voices against the gross violations of constitutional provisions related to the 5th Schedule Area and LARR Act, 2013 in the process of […]

5,000 mining units inactive throughout country

5,000 mining units inactive throughout country – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – There are 11,800 mining units in the country, of which just 6,800 units are active and the rest are inactive, an official with Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry announced. Reza Mohtashami-Pour, the deputy minister for mines and mineral processing, said more than 60 to 70 […]

Labor, Environmentalists, And Indigenous Unite To Defeat Mining

A zoning law would have opened up the southern Argentinian province of Chubut to large-scale mining by multinational corporations. But the law was defeated in just five days by an alliance of environmentalists, workers, youth, and indigenous people. Their fight points the way forward for other movements around the world. The people of the southern […]

Multi-billion Rio Tinto mining project sparks protests in Serbia

Hundreds of protestors have demonstrated in Loznica, western Serbia, against a mining project they say threatens the local environment. The multinational corporation Rio Tinto is set to invest billions of euros in the mine, which is a rich potential source of battery-grade lithium carbonate, but some locals and activists say the environmental cost will be […]

Stop Deep-Sea Mining

Marine Expert Statement Calling for a Pause to Deep-Sea Mining . Signed by 530 marine science & policy experts from over 44 countries The deep sea is home to a significant proportion of Earth’s biodiversity, with most species yet to be discovered. The richness and diversity of organisms in the deep sea supports ecosystem processes […]

Migrant women labourers hit by ban on sand mining

During lockdown, the ban on sand mining in the Matigara block of Siliguri in West Bengal has left over 2000 labourers struggling to make ends meet. Picture courtesy Roshan Gupta Siliguri: In the Matigara block of Siliguri, West Bengal, over 2000 labourers who are solely dependent on the sand lifting business along the Balasun river, […]

IMIDRO allocates over $238m to developing mining infrastructure

IMIDRO allocates over $238m to developing mining infrastructure – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) is going to spend 10 trillion rials (about $238.1 million) for developing mining infrastructure across the country in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21), an official with the organization said. […]

Stone Mining and Crushing Units Need Reforms For Protecting Workers and Environment

The most widespread mining in India relates to  mining and quarrying of various kinds of stone aimed at supplying stone to construction sector. Since this is widely scattered in the country and is frequently in the informal sector, complete and reliable records are difficult to obtain but clearly it is very widespread and despite some […]

Rivers Ravaged by Sand-Mining Mafias

Disturbing reports have been appearing from several parts of the country of rivers ravaged by sand-mining mafias to the extent that the very survival of some of the smaller rivers serious harmed in this way has been threatened. Much of this mining  is clearly illegal and controlled by powerful local mafias who do not hesitate […]

Bitcoin mining is helping Iran avoid US sanctions, study shows

A new study has found that Iran now accounts for 4.5 per cent of the world’s bitcoin mining and that the country is using the technology to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency assets to circumnavigate crippling sanctions imposed by the US and other countries. Washington has subjected Tehran to economic penalties since […]

Cryptocurrency mining using household electricity to face heavy fines

TEHRAN- Iranian Energy Ministry’s spokesman for the electricity sector said that those cryptocurrency miners, who use household electricity, will have to pay a heavy fine if identified. In addition to paying the mentioned fines, those miners must also compensate for the damages they cause to the electricity network, Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi added. This year, electricity […]

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