Explore how South Africa's rich deposits of critical minerals can drive a just energy transition, while addressing the ...

Cobalt mining has scarred ... and across Africa. But moral conviction must be matched by hard pressure. Investors must stop funding companies that rely on child labour and ecosystem collapse.

These are like chimneys pushing out superheated, mineral-rich water from deep beneath the Earth ... based mining is beset with environmental and human rights problems, including child labor ...

In the mist-veiled highlands of Masisi territory, a silent war for control over one of the world's most strategic minerals is ...

London-listed Harena Resources says metallurgical test results have confirmed that ionic clay-hosted rare earth elements (REEs) can be efficiently recovered from its 75%-owned Ampasindava project, ...

What is left is a relatively small number of known deposits that are accessible to mining. Nearly 70% of actively mined rare earth minerals ... platinum mines in South Africa, the High Atlas ...

MP Materials began mining rare earths in California in 2017, started refining in 2023, and plans to sell rare-earth magnets to General Motors Co. by the end of 2025. “This idea that there was a ...

Exploring and extracting rare earth materials from deep-sea mud is one of the newest recovery methods, although deep sea mining of mud and nodules comes with significant environmental concerns.

As the Ukraine-Russo war reaches a stalemate in peace talks, the United States is actively promoting agreements on rare earth elements (REEs) with Ukraine. This move underscores the critical ...

Children are victims of trafficking, and forced into sex work and child labour in tobacco and other agricultural activities. British American Tobacco and Imperial Tobacco were taken to court in Malawi ...

The Brook Mine outside Sheridan is estimated to contain as much as 1.7 million tons of rare earth oxides, according to an analysis this month by the mining consultant Weir International.