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Indigenous leader who opposed illegal mining killed in Venezuela-NGO

A Venezuelan indigenous leader who was an opponent of armed groups and illegal mining was shot dead on Thursday in the Amazonas state capital, a non-governmental organization and three people with knowledge of the case said.

Reuters · Jul 1, 2022

Saudi Offers 76 Investment Opportunities in Military, Defense Industries

Saudi Arabia has revealed that it has an estimated 76 investment opportunities in six different areas of defense and military industries. Ayma al-Hazmi, head of the Saudi Local Content and Government Procurement Committee at the Federation of Saudi Chambers, stressed that the General Authority for Military Industries plays important roles…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 1, 2022

New York officials rule against bitcoin-mining power plant

New York has denied required air permit renewals to a bitcoin-mining power plant on the grounds that it was a threat to the state’s climate goals

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

As Adani steps up mining, villagers to be displaced third time

Hundreds fear displacement for the third time in India’s Odisha state as coal mining is set to start.

Al Jazeera · Jun 30, 2022

House flippers are gentrifying neighborhoods with crypto mining now

A home in West Philadelphia that comes with its Ethereum mining device recently sold for $237,000 – well above the neighborhood's average price.

Input · Jun 29, 2022

Australia can help ensure the biggest mine in PNG's history won't leave a toxic legacy

The COVID pandemic slowed mining operations across the Pacific. But as economic activity returns, an Australia-based company is poised to pursue what would be the largest mine in Papua New Guinea’s history.

The Conversation · Jun 29, 2022

Latest Bitcoin Meltdown Pressures Chinese Crypto Companies

Key Takeaways: Ebang, a maker of cryptocurrency mining machines, has been warned about potential delisting from the Nasdaq after its stock remained below $1 for a prolonged period Rival crypto mining equipment maker Canaan repurchased warrants it issued last year after its stock plunged to levels well below the exercise…

Benzinga · Jun 29, 2022

Saudi Minister of Industry: We Have Identified 50 Mining Sites to Offer to Investors

Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Al-Khorayef said that the Kingdom has identified 50 sites that are believed to contain minerals in commercial quantities.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 29, 2022

At least 100 miners trapped after tunnel 'attack', weeks since 14 died in gunfight

At least 100 workers are trapped at a gold mine in southern Peru after it is claimed that a two-kilometre mineshaft was deliberately set on fire. Earlier this month 14 miners were killed in a shooting

Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2022

Government greenlights potash mine

The cabinet on Tuesday gave the Asia Pacific Potash Corporation (APPC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Italian-Thai Development Plc, permission to embark on a 36-billion-baht potash mining project in Udon Thani.

Bangkok Post · Jun 28, 2022