Results for: https://news.mongabay.com/list/critical-minerals/ Environmental science and conservation news en-US Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:30:47 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Documentary captures impacts of diamond mining along South Africa’s West Coast https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/documentary-captures-impacts-of-diamond-mining-along-south-africas-west-coast/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:27:00 +0000 Human rights abuse allegations continue to rise in the mining sector, report finds https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/human-rights-abuse-allegations-continue-to-rise-in-the-mining-sector-report-finds/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:41:08 +0000 Lawsuit demands accountability for Cerro de Pasco mining pollution in Peru https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/lawsuit-demands-accountability-for-cerro-de-pasco-mining-pollution-in-peru/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:14:58 +0000 U.S. defense spending on critical minerals surges in the last decade https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/us-defense-spending-on-critical-minerals-surges-in-the-last-decade/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:27:18 +0000 Experts say ‘bare bones’ US laws are unfit to regulate nascent deep-sea mining industry https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/experts-say-bare-bones-us-laws-are-unfit-to-regulate-nascent-deep-sea-mining-industry/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:14:12 +0000 How we tracked China’s deep-sea mining fleet https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/how-we-tracked-chinas-deep-sea-mining-fleet/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:33:43 +0000 As economic case for deep-sea mining weakens, industry should halt urgency to begin operation (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/as-economic-case-for-deep-sea-mining-weakens-industry-should-halt-urgency-to-begin-operation-commentary/ Thu, 28 May 2026 21:18:33 +0000 Peru’s Quellaveco mine tied to water scarcity, contamination, investigation finds https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/perus-quellaveco-mine-tied-to-water-scarcity-contamination-investigation-finds/ Tue, 26 May 2026 18:13:02 +0000 ‘Corporate capture’ of critical minerals risks repeating DRC’s extractive past, warns indigenous leader https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/corporate-capture-of-critical-minerals-risks-repeating-drcs-extractive-past-warns-indigenous-leader/ Fri, 22 May 2026 20:46:35 +0000 Indonesia’s nickel boom linked to rising illness and worker harm, reports find https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/indonesias-nickel-boom-linked-to-rising-illness-and-worker-harm-reports-find/ Tue, 19 May 2026 07:47:10 +0000