Dalradian Gold plans gold mine in Northen Ireland, community splits between pros and cons
The Sperrin Mountain range stretches from Strabane in Co Tyrone to the shores of Lough Neagh in the east and has been designated as an...
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Kaz Mountains in Turkey threatened by mining licenses
The Kaz Mountains are a world heritage site that must be protected against mining operations,” says the report from Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion...
How a rising anti-mining movement is challenging Portugal’s ‘white gold’ rush
Throughout Portugal, people are organizing to stop a boom in lithium mining, as the government rushes to become Europe’s top supplier of the valuable mineral....
Mongolia’s new mining boom
Climate change and a mining boom are altering the lives and livelihoods of Mongolians. Tsedew Zagdbazar, 46, remembers the brutal winter of 2009-2010. That year,...