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Coals smolder in a dark fireplace.
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Coal Seam Fires Burn Beneath Communities in Zimbabwe

by Andrew Mambondiyani 15 February 202227 March 2023

Underground fires threaten the health of people and livestock living near mines supporting the country’s growing coal industry.

A “black smoker” chimney
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Exploration and Evaluation of Deep-Sea Mining Sites

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 14 February 202214 February 2022

Two studies chart new territory for the fledgling deep-sea mining industry through advances in the identification and analysis of seafloor hydrothermal mounds.

Craters on deforested land caused by illegal mining on the Tenharim do Igarapé Preto Indigenous land in Amazonas State, Brazil
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Mining Threatens Isolated Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon

by Meghie Rodrigues 25 January 202227 March 2023

A bill in the Brazilian congress could grant a wide expansion for mining on Indigenous lands. New research shows how this could radically affect isolated peoples.

An underwater photograph of black potato-sized polymetallic nodules scattered on the seafloor
Posted inFeatures

The 2-Year Countdown to Deep-Sea Mining

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 24 January 202230 June 2022

A small island nation is forcing the hand of international regulators to finalize rules for deep-sea mining, but scientists say the environmental consequences are not yet clear.

A black-and-white photograph of a river.
Posted inNews

What a Gold Mining Mishap Taught Us About Rivers

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 13 January 202227 March 2023

Miners in Alaska rerouted a river to search for gold. One hundred years later, the new channel is teaching scientists how rivers shape Earth.

The Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan
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Mapping Teotihuacan’s Past, Present, and Future

by Humberto Basilio 6 January 20229 May 2023

A new lidar project reveals how mining and urban expansion have put one of Mexico’s most iconic cultural heritage sites at risk.

Under a cloudy sky, numerous blue-tipped sand mining ships dot the green-blue waters of the Mekong River.
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Satellites Spy on Sand Mining in the Mekong

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 21 December 202110 January 2022

Concrete, used in everything from streets to skyscrapers, needs sand, often mined from active rivers in developing countries with little oversight. Researchers can now use satellites to keep watch.

In the foreground sits a yellow-beige pond, with tree trunks scattered about its surface. Two dredges that appear to be made of wood float by the banks, smoke rising from between them. In the background, the green rain forest towers, the blue sky smudged with white smoke.
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Mercury-Based Gold Mining Haunts Peruvian Rain Forests

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 15 December 202115 December 2021

In Peru, gold mining harms rain forests and human health. Satellite data can now track forest recovery in protected areas and the migration of informal miners to less regulated areas.

A chat, or waste, pile near the Tar Creek Superfund site in Oklahoma.
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Community Input Drives Superfund Research

by Robin Donovan 14 December 202125 October 2022

Researchers identified geochemical tracers for lead and investigated Oklahomans’ concerns at the Tar Creek Superfund site.

Photograph of brown-orange river water
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New Sensor Aids Rare Earth Extraction from Acid Mine Drainage

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 29 November 2021

Rare earth elements appear in more than 200 consumer products. The race is on to source these elements from abundant and environmentally damaging mining waste.

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