mining

Mining In A Chile City Brings Fortunes & Diseases Like Cancer

Medicine & Technology May 17, 2017

The town of Antofagasta in Chile may have generated a huge annual income for its residents but it costs their health.

Mineral Resources can Last for Centuries: Challenges The Fear Of Mining Them Out In Just Few Decades

May 03, 2017

A research argues that there is a near-infinite availability of mineral resources. This finding allays fears that mining might exhaust them out in the next 50 years.

Deep Sea Mining Could Form Plumes: Dust Clouds Formed Within Sea

Apr 30, 2017

The dust particles in the plumes can cause harm to the marine environment as they may also contain some kind of toxic chemicals in it.

Mining The Moon Might Be Trump’s Next Big Project

Apr 19, 2017

Previous explorations and studies may have concluded that the surface of the moon and the Earth have great similarities. This has motivated entrepreneurs and even the US government to expound on the possibility of moon mining.

Mining Linked To Students With Poor School Results - Study

Oct 11, 2015

There have been programs for the good and benefits of the next generation of children growing up in the toxic metal-rich communities.

NASA Scientist Says Space Mining Needs Oversight

May 15, 2015

While prospecting and mining on the moon or on asteroids is probably a couple of decades away from becoming reality, according to a NASA scientist speaking at a symposium on planetary and terrestrial mining, oversight will be needed by a body much like the United Nations.