A tiny mining town in western North Carolina was among those battered by Hurricane Helene — and the damage could have serious implications for the massive tech-industry supply chain that relies on it.

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President Donald Trump’s desire to claim Greenland for the U.S. has thrust the island’s wealth of natural resources firmly into the spotlight. But while geopolitical chatter can make it sound as ...

Scientists will lower instruments to the seafloor to figure out how metallic nodules are generating oxygen in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, an unexpected phenomenon that has fuelled controversy ...

Spot silver hit $90 for the first time on Tuesday, and extended gains into Wednesday’s trading session. In pre-market trade, U.S.-listed shares of silver miners moved higher, tracking gains seen in ...

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The Kawishiwi River flows Wednesday, June 12, 2019 near Ely, Minn. Twin Metals is proposing to build an underground copper-nickel mine near Ely, Minn. and close to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...

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Rio Tinto and Glencore GLEN-0.93%decrease; red down pointing triangle are in talks about a deal that could create the world’s largest mining company with a market value of more than $200 billion, as a ...

A core sample from 835 feet below the surface sits in a box Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at Twin Metals' offices in Ely. Twin Metals is proposing to build an underground copper-nickel mine near Ely, and ...