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In Minnesota's wilderness, a town divided over the future of mining
The wilderness in northeastern Minnesota occupies a landscape guarded against the heavy footprints of humanity. No road penetrates its lakes and wetlands, a watery maze that drains north to Canada. No signs blemish its campsites. No chainsaws are…
Dutch Watchdog Warns of Private Credit 'Canary in the Coal Mine'
The Netherlands' financial markets regulator warned of further turmoil in the $1.8 trillion private credit market after turmoil at some direct lenders. There have been “incorrect assessments in lending,” Laura van Geest, who leads the…
County Tyrone: Campaigners claim gold mine plans would risk public health
Louise CullenAgriculture and environment correspondent, BBC News NI Campaigners have said public health and the environment will be put at risk if plans for a gold mine in County Tyrone are approved. The Save Our Sperrins group was speaking as a…
Bitcoin mining giant Foundry adds new pool for privacy-focused ZCash
Foundry, an upstate New York-based firm that launched in 2019, runs a mining pool that today commands around 31% of all Bitcoin production. On Monday, the company formally launched a second pool operation based around a cryptocurrency known as…
Opinion | Why AI Is Like a Gold Mine
When I started on Wall Street, a veteran pulled me aside: “Tech stocks are just like Vancouver gold mining stocks. You buy them when the price-to-earnings multiple is high, even infinite, and sell them when the P/E is low.” Huh? Newly…
What do we know about sea mines in and around the Strait of Hormuz?
The United States military says its warships will conduct an operation to clear mines laid by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement released on Saturday, Central Command (CENTCOM), which has responsibility for US military operations in the…
This underappreciated genre is a gold mine for vinyl collectors
It's been about three years since the vinyl bug hit me. Since then, I've undergone two turntable system evolutions (many of you will be pleased to know I have a proper separates vinyl system now), and bought a lot of vinyl. The varying quality of…
My Sister and I Started a Business Together. Now I Want Out. But I Also Want What's Mine.
Pay Dirt is Slate's money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It's anonymous!) My sister and I have run a business together for five years. It's a profitable business, but not enough for us both to have it be our…
Bitcoin Mining Centralizes as AI Decentralizes: Galaxy Research
Bitcoin mining runs the risk of becoming more centralized as time goes on, while artificial intelligence could be moving in the opposite direction, according to Galaxy Research head Alex Thorn. Thorn said that while Bitcoin mining began…
Chilean copper miner Codelco, contractors fined after deadly mine collapse
SANTIAGO, April 13 - Chilean state copper miner Codelco was fined by labor authorities after last year's deadly collapse at its El Teniente mine, while three contractors whose workers were killed or injured were sanctioned more heavily, according…
Copper Prices Are Surging; Here's the Mining ETF That Gives You Pure Exposure
Copper has climbed from roughly $9,173 per metric ton in April 2025 to nearly $12,951 per metric ton in early 2026, a move driven by structural demand from electric vehicles, data center buildouts, and grid electrification that shows no sign of…
Residents complain about delay in construction of ROB, illegal sand mining on Palar riverbed
Two years ago, when a team of experts from Southern Railway and State Highways inspected the existing manned railway level crossing (LC 81) in Vaniyambadi town, for construction of road over bridge (ROB), residents were hopeful that their ordeal of…
Iowa's Vermeer eyes lunar mining, aims to harvest helium on the moon
PELLA, Iowa — With the Artemis II mission ending in success, one Iowa business is looking to take the trip into the final frontier. Vermeer Corp., out of Pella, is hoping to begin mining helium on the moon. This would be a first step in…
Over 300 acres of Arkansas national forest eyed for quartz mining
SALINE COUNTY, Arkansas — Over 300 acres of national forest land in Arkansas could soon become the site of quartz mining, and the public has until early May to comment for or against. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced April 5 it's…
Coeur Mining, Inc. (NYSE:CDE) Short Interest Update
Coeur Mining, Inc. (NYSE:CDE - Get Free Report) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 42,148,644 shares, a drop of 41.0% from the March 15th total of…
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