• Want less mining? Switch to clean energy.

    Political fights over mining and minerals are heating up, and there are growing environmental and sociological concerns about how to source the materials the world needs to build new energy technologies.  But low-emissions energy sources, including wind, solar, and nuclear power, have a smaller mining footprint than coal and natural gas, according to a new…

  • Learning the history of coal mines in Lackawanna County

    SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The recent concern about the mine subsidence in Luzerne County has created some curiosity about our region's coal mining history. During a private tour, 28/22 News was on at Lackawanna coal mine, a mine foreman broke down the way mine subsidence has been making its way to the surface. Others []

  • Drone footage shows development of mines in northern Cambodia

    The mines damage the environment and disrupt the lives of rural communities.

  • US Explores Mining Waste for EV Battery Production

    Facilitating this endeavor, the project targets reducing mining waste and America's reliance on foreign nations for battery materials.

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    Collections begin for 2024 Blue & Gold Mine Sale

    Collections began around Monongalia County on Monday for the 19th annual Blue & Gold Mine Sale, which looks to redistribute gently used items donated by WVU students and residents of Morgantown.

  • Statewide | VDOT cautions people of fraudulent text scams

    Text messages claim people owe money for unpaid tolls. Featured News

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    Discord Takes Aim At Bots Mining User Data

    Last week, journalist co-op 404 Media reported on Spy Pet, a site that was mining billions of Discord messages from nearly 620 million users and selling access to that data for as little as $5. After investigating the matter, Discord has announced that the accounts connected to that repository have been banned and the company is considering legal action. According to an April 26 404 Media story, Spy Pet had been trawling roughly 14,000 Discord servers for a few months now, collecting tons of...

  • Share a Webpage Link With Quoted Text in iPhone Messages

    Most iPhone users know how to share a webpage link in Messages, but not everyone realizes that you can quote text from the webpage and include it in the message link. Keep reading to learn more. Incorporating quoted text when sharing a webpage link in Messages is a great way to get to the point and make it clear why the content you're sharing is relevant and interesting. It not only makes the link more engaging but also personalizes the message if it's sent in the midst of a conversation. ...

  • Remembering the Benwood Mine Disaster 100 years ago

    Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the Benwood Mine Disaster. It was shortly after 7 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 1924, when an explosion and fire tore through the Wheeling Steel Corporation mine in the northern panhandle community just south of Wheeling. Over 100 men had gone in the mine just a half-hour before to

  • Michigan mine to use Intramotev autonomous freight cars

    ST. LOUIS – Intramotev, which retrofits freight cars with autonomous, self-propelled battery electric technology, today announced a partnership with global mining company Carmeuse Americas to deploy its TugVolt cars at a limestone mine in Cedarville, Mich. “We couldn’t have asked for a better partner to deploy our technology in Michigan than Carmeuse,” Intramotev CEO Tim []Read More

  • Marula secures new graphite mining licences in Tanzania

    The addition of new licences brings the total number of graphite mining

  • Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) to Release Earnings on Thursday

    Agnico Eagle Mines (TSE:AEM – Get Free Report) (NYSE:AEM) is set to release its earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, April 25th. Analysts expect Agnico Eagle Mines to post earnings of C$0.70 per share for the quarter. Agnico Eagle Mines (TSE:AEM – Get Free Report) (NYSE:AEM) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, […]