Tag Archives: Mines and Mining

The New York Times 7:30 pm on March 2, 2021
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How Green Are Electric Vehicles?

In short: Very green. But plug-in cars still have environmental effects. Here’s a guide to the main issues and how they might be addressed.

#air-pollution, #alternative-and-renewable-energy, #batteries, #carbon-dioxide, #conservation-of-resources, #electric-and-hybrid-vehicles, #energy-efficiency, #environment, #fuel-efficiency, #fuel-emissions-transportation, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #mines-and-mining, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #pollution, #recycling-of-waste-materials, #water-pollution

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The New York Times 3:04 pm on February 26, 2021
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Amazon and the South’s Strong Union History

Alabama is more than its shading on the electoral map.

#alabama, #bessemer-ala, #birmingham-ala, #black-people, #labor-and-jobs, #mines-and-mining, #organized-labor, #race-and-ethnicity

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The New York Times 2:20 pm on February 26, 2021
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The Deep South Has a Rich History of Resistance. As Amazon Is Learning.

Alabama is more than its shading on the electoral map.

#alabama, #bessemer-ala, #birmingham-ala, #black-people, #labor-and-jobs, #mines-and-mining, #organized-labor, #race-and-ethnicity

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 26, 2021
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The South Is More Than Its Shading on an Electoral Map

As the Amazon unionization drive reminds us, the region is home to a rich history of resistance.

#alabama, #bessemer-ala, #birmingham-ala, #black-people, #labor-and-jobs, #mines-and-mining, #organized-labor, #race-and-ethnicity

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The New York Times 5:03 pm on February 23, 2021
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Pigeons: Nuisance Animals, or Expert Accomplices in Diamond Smuggling?

In “Flight of the Diamond Smugglers,” Matthew Gavin Frank details the surprising role pigeons play in South African diamond smuggling.

#books-and-literature, #diamonds, #flight-of-the-diamond-smugglers-a-tale-of-pigeons-obsession-and-greed-along-coastal-south-africa-book, #frank-matthew-gavin, #mines-and-mining, #pigeons, #smuggling, #south-africa

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 16, 2021
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Meet America’s 63rd National Park

The New River Gorge in West Virginia got the federal government’s highest protection, thanks, in part, to the latest pandemic relief bill.

#capito-shelley-moore, #coal, #geology, #hunting-and-trapping, #land-use-policies, #mines-and-mining, #national-park-service, #national-parks-monuments-and-seashores, #parachutes-and-parachute-jumping, #parks-and-other-recreation-areas, #travel-and-vacations, #west-virginia

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The New York Times 7:03 pm on February 4, 2021
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Vale Mining Company to pay $7 Billion in Compensation for Brazil Dam Collapse

The disaster in the city of Brumadinho killed 270 people, and 11 others are still missing. It also led to murder charges for company officials.

#accidents-and-safety, #brazil, #brumadinho-brazil, #levees-and-dams, #minas-gerais-brazil, #mines-and-mining, #politics-and-government, #vale-sa, #water-pollution

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The New York Times 4:00 pm on January 30, 2021
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The Real Meaning of Hillbilly

I left my hometown because I felt alienated from its conservative values. Turns out many in my community had forgotten our progressive roots.

#appalachian-region, #education-k-12, #guthrie-woody, #harlan-county-ky, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #industrial-workers-of-the-world, #mines-and-mining, #organized-labor, #seeger-pete, #tennessee, #united-mine-workers-of-america, #west-virginia

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The New York Times 3:29 am on January 25, 2021
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Trump Administration Quietly Eased Sanctions on Israeli Billionaire

The reversal by the Treasury Department during the administration’s final days came after an appeal by lobbyists with close ties to the former president.

#congo-democratic-republic-of-congo-kinshasa, #corruption-institutional, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #gertler-dan-1973, #israel, #lobbying-and-lobbyists, #mines-and-mining, #treasury-department, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 7:21 am on January 24, 2021
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Chinese Miners Pulled to Surface 2 Weeks After Underground Explosion

Rescuers have made contact with one group of 10 miners trapped 2,000 feet below ground in the blast. Others are still missing.

#accidents-and-safety, #explosions-accidental, #mines-and-mining, #rescues, #shandong-province-china

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The New York Times 2:33 am on January 23, 2021
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Beny Steinmetz, a Mining Magnate, Found Guilty in Swiss Corruption Trial

Mr. Steinmetz, a French-Israeli businessman, was convicted on charges of corrupting foreign public officials in a bid to reap iron ore resources in Guinea. He was sentenced to five years in prison.

#beny-steinmetz, #corruption-institutional, #guinea, #mines-and-mining, #switzerland

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The New York Times 11:38 pm on January 4, 2021
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Playing the ‘Green Lottery’: Life Inside Colombia’s Emerald Mines

For many of the men who hunt for the country’s prized gems, the mines are like casinos in the middle of the Andes: One stone could change it all.

#andes-ny, #colombia, #jewels-and-jewelry, #mines-and-mining

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The New York Times 12:31 am on December 17, 2020
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China Battles the World’s Biggest Coal Exporter, and Coal Is Losing

China has officially blocked coal imports from Australia after months of vague restrictions. For Australia, the world’s largest coal exporter, the decision is a gut punch.

#australia, #china, #coal, #international-trade-and-world-market, #mines-and-mining, #morrison-scott-1968, #politics-and-government

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The New York Times 10:00 am on November 23, 2020
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Snapshots of Daily Life in a Remote Region of Portugal

The Barroso is one of Portugal’s most isolated areas, known for its rough terrain, abiding agricultural traditions and stunning beauty.

#agriculture-and-farming, #cattle, #europe, #immigration-and-emigration, #livestock, #mines-and-mining, #photography, #portugal, #travel-and-vacations

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The New York Times 5:12 am on November 19, 2020
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Landslide in Ecuador Kills 5 at Illegal Mine

At least two more people were missing. The deaths, including that of a minor, occurred as the region was struggling to combat the illegal gold industry.

#deaths-fatalities, #ecuador, #landslides-and-mudslides, #mines-and-mining, #moreno-lenin-1953

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The New York Times 3:31 pm on November 17, 2020
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Book Review: ‘Oak Flat,’ by Lauren Redniss

In her latest work of graphic nonfiction, Lauren Redniss recounts what happened when a copper mining company decided to develop an Arizona tribe’s land.

#apache-indians, #books-and-literature, #copper-brass-and-bronze, #mines-and-mining, #native-americans, #oak-flat-ariz, #oak-flat-fight-for-sacred-land-in-the-american-west-book, #redniss-lauren, #resolution-copper-mining-llc, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 10:15 am on November 17, 2020
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Shopping for a Diamond Is About to Change

The world’s most productive mine has closed, so your next piece of inexpensive jewelry probably will feature a lab-grown gem.

#australia, #de-beers-group, #diamonds, #jewels-and-jewelry, #luxury-goods-and-services, #mines-and-mining, #rio-tinto-plc, #your-feed-fashion

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The New York Times 1:25 am on November 12, 2020
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These Microbes May Help Future Martians and Moon People Mine Metals

An experiment aboard the space station showed that bacteria were effective at extracting rare earth elements from rocks.

#bacteria, #international-space-station, #mars-planet, #mines-and-mining, #moon, #rare-earths, #space-and-astronomy

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The New York Times 3:10 pm on October 21, 2020
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Asbestos, a Quebec Mining Town, Will Change Name to Val-des-Sources

The Quebec town is home to one of the world’s largest former asbestos mines. Residents voted to rename the town Val-des-Sources, or Valley of the Springs.

#asbest-russia, #asbestos, #canada, #cancer, #france, #hazardous-and-toxic-substances, #mines-and-mining, #names-geographical, #names-personal, #quebec-province-canada, #russia, #strikes, #world-health-organization, #world-war-i-1914-18

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 19, 2020
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Got Crystals? Gem Mining Could Be Your Full-Time Job

Some modern-day prospectors make thousands of dollars selling precious stones they dug up themselves.

#crystals, #diamonds, #mines-and-mining, #parks-and-other-recreation-areas, #rock-and-stone, #your-feed-selfcare

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The New York Times 3:47 pm on October 5, 2020
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‘The Coal Industry Is Back,’ Trump Proclaimed. It Wasn’t.

The demise of coal-fired power plants in Arizona and Kentucky shows how the president, despite promises to restore jobs, failed to counter the forces decimating the industry.

#arizona, #bureau-of-reclamation, #cameron-scott-j, #coal, #craft-joseph-w-iii, #environmental-protection-agency, #gosar-paul-1958, #grand-canyon-ariz, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #interior-department, #jewell-sally, #kentucky, #labor-and-jobs, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #lazard-llc, #mcconnell-mitch, #mines-and-mining, #murray-energy-corp, #murray-robert-e, #navajo-generating-station, #navajo-indians, #obama-barack, #presidential-election-of-2020, #prine-john, #pruitt-scott, #shutdowns-institutional, #solar-energy, #tennessee-valley-authority, #trump-donald-j, #united-mine-workers-of-america, #united-states-economy, #united-states-politics-and-government, #wehrum-william-l, #wheeler-andrew-r, #zinke-ryan-1961

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The New York Times 6:24 am on September 30, 2020
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Abandoned Rio Tinto Mine Is Blamed for Poisoned Bougainville Rivers

Residents of the Papua New Guinea region have accused the mining giant of environmental and human rights violations and asked for an investigation.

#australia, #bougainville-papua-new-guinea, #copper-brass-and-bronze, #gold, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #indigenous-australians, #mines-and-mining, #papua-new-guinea, #respiratory-diseases, #rio-tinto-plc, #rivers, #water-pollution

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The New York Times 9:57 am on September 27, 2020
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Mine Disaster in China Kills at Least 16

A fire led to excessively high levels of carbon monoxide, officials said. The site had previously been fined for safety violations.

#accidents-and-safety, #carbon-monoxide, #china, #deaths-fatalities, #mines-and-mining

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The New York Times 9:00 am on September 27, 2020
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There’s Gold in Them Thar Braes

With prices for the precious metal surging, amateur prospectors are fanning out over the Scottish countryside, while the nation’s first commercial mine is set to start production.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #gold, #mines-and-mining, #scotland

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The New York Times 11:55 pm on September 23, 2020
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Chief Executive of Embattled Alaskan Mine Project Resigns

The executive made “offensive” remarks about the state’s political leaders, the company said, in meetings recorded by an environmental group.

#alaska, #appointments-and-executive-changes, #collier-tom-1951, #mines-and-mining, #northern-dynasty-minerals-ltd, #pebble-mine-bristol-bay-alaska, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 9:27 pm on September 21, 2020
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An Alaska Mine Project Might Be Bigger Than Acknowledged

In secretly recorded meetings, executives with the Pebble Mine project said the operation could run nine times longer than outlined in their permit filings.

#environment, #environmental-investigation-agency, #fishing-commercial, #fishing-sport, #mines-and-mining, #pebble-mine-bristol-bay-alaska, #salmon, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 7:00 am on September 18, 2020
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Wildfires Are Latest Risk in the Rewarding Quiet of Gold Country

California’s numerous fires are challenging the survival of some of the state’s oldest and most storied small communities.

#berry-creek-calif, #fires-and-firefighters, #gold, #mines-and-mining, #wildfires

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The New York Times 8:50 am on September 11, 2020
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Rio Tinto Executives to Step Down After Miner Destroys Sacred Australian Sites

The mining giant’s chief executive was among those pushed out after shareholders revolted over the destruction of ancient Indigenous sites in Western Australia.

#australia, #indigenous-people, #jacques-jean-sebastien, #mines-and-mining, #rio-tinto-plc

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The New York Times 10:09 pm on August 31, 2020
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E.P.A. Relaxes Rules Limiting Toxic Waste From Coal Plants

The agency weakened Obama-era rules meant to keep metals and other pollution out of rivers and streams, saving industry tens of millions of dollars.

#coal, #environment, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #mines-and-mining, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #united-states-politics-and-government, #water-pollution

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The New York Times 12:41 am on August 23, 2020
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New Conditions on Alaskan Mine Could Delay Vast Project That Donald Trump Jr. Opposes

The Army Corps of Engineers will impose new mitigation conditions on the developers of the proposed Pebble Mine, potentially pushing approval past the election.

#alaska, #army-corps-of-engineers, #ayers-nick-1982, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #fish-and-other-marine-life, #fishing-commercial, #mines-and-mining, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 7:37 pm on August 18, 2020
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America Has Mistreated Its Coal Miners. Here’s Their Fight for Justice.

In “Soul Full of Coal Dust,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hamby tells the story of black lung and the mining companies who refused to take responsibility for its harm.

#black-lung-disease, #books-and-literature, #coal, #hamby-chris, #mines-and-mining, #respiratory-diseases, #soul-full-of-coal-dust-a-fight-for-breath-and-justice-in-appalachia-book

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The New York Times 9:29 pm on August 14, 2020
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U.S. Companies Vie for Funds in Race to Build Rare Earths Industry

The Trump administration is encouraging development of a domestic industry to produce critical metals now dominated by Chinese companies, but few players show clear long-term promise.

#california, #china, #cruz-ted, #defense-and-military-forces, #defense-contracts, #defense-department, #defense-production-act, #energy-department, #esper-mark-t, #lynas-corp-ltd, #miller-jeff-1974, #mines-and-mining, #rare-earths, #rare-element-resources-limited, #rubio-marco, #texas, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 9:00 am on August 14, 2020
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The Dangers of Mining the Deep Ocean

The growing push to mine the seabed threatens the vast and rich ecosystem between the surface and the seafloor.

#fish-and-other-marine-life, #fishing-commercial, #international-seabed-authority, #mines-and-mining, #oceans-and-seas, #water-pollution

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The New York Times 10:23 pm on August 5, 2020
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It’s Trump Jr. vs. Trump Sr. Over an Alaskan Mineral Mine

The move toward opening the Pebble Mine has surfaced a rare dispute between Donald Trump Jr. and his father’s administration.

#army-corps-of-engineers, #ayers-nick-1982, #bristol-bay-alaska, #conservation-of-resources, #environment, #fishing-commercial, #fishing-sport, #mines-and-mining, #pebble-limited-partnership, #pebble-mine, #salmon, #trump-donald-j, #trump-donald-j-jr, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 2:08 pm on July 24, 2020
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Gold vs. Salmon: Battle Over an Alaskan Mine

The Pebble Mine could be worth billions. It could also put a lucrative fishing industry at risk.

#alaska, #environment, #fish-and-other-marine-life, #fishing-commercial, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #hazardous-and-toxic-substances, #lakes, #mines-and-mining, #pipelines, #salmon, #water-pollution

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The New York Times 5:34 pm on July 3, 2020
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‘I Thought I Would Die’: Inside Myanmar’s Risky Pursuit of Jade

A survivor was swept away by a wave of mud and water after the wall of a mine collapsed on Thursday, killing at least 200 people.

#accidents-and-safety, #deaths-fatalities, #global-witness, #hpakant-myanmar, #kachin-independence-army, #kachin-state-myanmar, #landslides-and-mudslides, #mines-and-mining, #myanmar, #rain

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The New York Times 4:56 pm on June 15, 2020
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They Live Alone in Ghost Towns

There are thousands of abandoned hamlets in the U.S. Some people still live and vacation in them. Maybe you want to, too?

#cerro-gordo-calif, #historic-buildings-and-sites, #loneliness, #mines-and-mining, #national-parks-monuments-and-seashores, #silver, #travel-and-vacations

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The New York Times 4:58 am on June 12, 2020
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Mining Firm Plans to Destroy Indigenous Australian Sites, Despite Outcry

Just weeks after another company was criticized for razing ancient caves in the Pilbara desert, BHP said it would expand an iron ore mine on land that contains rock shelters some 15,000 years old.

#archaeology-and-anthropology, #australia, #bhp-billiton-ltd, #demolition, #indigenous-australians, #mines-and-mining, #rio-tinto-plc

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