SYDNEY -- Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto will invest $900 million in a joint venture with Chilean state-owned ...

An initial mineral resource estimate shows that the Filo del Sol deposit high in the Argentine Andes likely contains five ...

A device involving solar panels and a gel produces substantial amounts of water in one of the world’s driest deserts.

Chile’s government claims to be making big moves to decarbonize the mining sector. What actions has it been taking? Chile is ...

On Sunday, miner Poderosa said the bodies of 13 workers from a local firm, R&R, which held a mining contract with Poderosa, had been recovered by police after they were kidnapped last month.

MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (WCYB) — Members of the Mountain City community gathered on Monday night to learn more about a proposed Bitcoin mining facility that could be on its way. The meeting is in ...

A normal shift turned into a living nightmare. Deep in the Atacama Desert, 33 miners were sealed beneath 2,300 feet of solid rock after the mountain above them collapsed. What followed was one of the ...

The clarity of Chilean skies in the Atacama Desert may be in jeopardy given a project entertained by the electricity company AES Andes which could significantly affect the operations of the ...

The feared and famous ‘Desert Fox’, General Erwin Rommel, had finally lost a battle, and to a British Army led by Bernard Montgomery no less. It was the first time a German field marshal had ...

As pressure mounts on miners to deliver critical minerals faster and cleaner, technologies that boost efficiency while cutting environmental impact are in […] ...

The race to obtain bitcoin and other potentially lucrative cryptocurrencies is tied to a complex virtual process called “mining” — with high risks and high rewards for those who want to get ...