Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Open pit gold mines have spread across large areas of the Orinoco Mining Belt in recent years. Magda Gibelli / AFP via Getty ...

Demand for lithium, cobalt, and other critical minerals surged in 2024, driven by green energy technologies. Mining expansion faces legal and social resistance, especially from Indigenous communities.

Commentary: The United States possesses vast mineral resources. From lithium, copper, antimony and gallium to rare earths, ...

The Palmer project sits near a creek in the Chilkat watershed, pictured above on May 5, 2025. A controversial mineral exploration project near Haines has been in limbo since its biggest investor ...

West Asia conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruption expose India’s deep import dependence on oil and critical minerals, ...

Rio Tinto and Glencore have discussed a potential merger that could create a mining giant worth $150 billion. The demand for critical minerals is expected to double by 2040, driving consolidation in ...

Deep-sea mining targets mineral deposits on the ocean floor, typically at depths of 3,000–6,000 meters. Most attention focuses on polymetallic nodules—potato-sized rocks lying on abyssal plains—and on ...

The deals will take the form of purchase commitments and other transactions spanning a range of products and sectors.

President Donald Trump will sign executive actions Monday that cement his intention to double down on fossil fuels and reverse America's progress on climate change and clean energy, including his ...

The National Center for Energy Analytics U.S. Energy Security Index (ESI) offers a single, transparent measure of how the nation’s energy security is faring and where it might be headed. The factors ...

Venezuela’s Orinoco River Basin is a wild land of lush forests, grasslands and a vast delta of jungle wetlands teeming with wildlife. River dolphins and endangered Orinoco crocodiles ply its waterways ...