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Concerns grow over increased global ties with Taliban in Afghanistan

Campaigners fear deeper diplomatic contacts are undermining demands for improvements in human rights

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15

India says mining tax curbs for states needed to prevent market fragmentation

The Indian government has implemented restrictions on new state taxes concerning mineral rights and land to streamline the national market and lower domestic mineral prices. However, opposition parties contend these limitations may harm the financial stability of mineral-rich regions. Jharkhand's chief minister has appealed to the Prime Minister for a…

The Economic Times · Aug 14

Gold Miners Surge as Retail Piles Into GDX: 6 ETFs to Watch

Retail investors are piling into gold-mining stocks after a sharp rally across the sector, with buying accelerating in the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSE:GDX).

Benzinga · Aug 14

Jharkhand CM Soren urges PM Modi to reconsider mining bill, flags impact on state's finances

Jharkhand's Chief Minister Hemant Soren urged Prime Minister Modi to reconsider the mining bill. He stated restrictions on state levies could reduce fiscal space significantly. Mining revenue is crucial for Jharkhand's development and welfare programs. The bill's impact could affect social security and economic empowerment initiatives. This could lead to…

The Economic Times · Aug 13

Riot Platforms Re-Wires the Ledger for a $9B AI Power Play

Riot Platforms posted a $237.2M net loss, but a 20-year, $9.1B Anthropic data center lease at Rockdale signals its pivot from crypto mining to AI hosting infrastructure.

MarketBeat · Aug 13

In 1881, silver turned California’s Calico into a 3,000-person desert boomtown. By 1907, falling prices had turned it into a ghost town

In California's Mojave Desert, Calico now appears as a quiet collection of weathered buildings surrounded by dry hills and open scrubland. Its setting gives little indication that the settlement once supported a busy mining community. That changed in 1881, when prospectors discovered silver in the mountains nearby and the area…

The Times of India · Aug 13

Alabama residents left powerless to stop massive Bitcoin mining data center despite county and town moratoriums — hole in state zoning laws lets facility through

Alabama residents left powerless to stop 50 MW Bitcoin mining facility despite county and town moratoriums thanks to the state's lack of appropriate zoning laws.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 13

The crisis after the flood in Assam villages: Lost livestock, missed crop, and wait for aid

When the floodwaters rose around their home in Rajapul on July 19, Bandana Buragohain had no way of getting out on her own.

Newslaundry · Aug 13

In 2006, Alaska began rebuilding a creek damaged by decades of gold mining; the first restored stretch was followed by a six-fold rise in salmon runs

For decades, gold mining has done more than alter the scenery around Resurrection Creek in Alaska, it has changed the creek itself. Degradation of riverbanks, alteration of stream channels and loss of wetlands that once provided habitat for salmon and wildlife. But nearly 20 years ago, restoration efforts began to…

The Times of India · Aug 13

In 1908, diamonds brought sudden wealth to Namibia’s desert. By 1956, Kolmanskop had become a ghost town

In 1908, a railway worker clearing sand beside a track in what is now Namibia noticed something unusual: stones that caught the sunlight. His German supervisor, August Stauch, recognised the discovery as diamonds, setting off a rush that would transform one of southern Africa’s harshest landscapes. Within months, prospectors and…

The Times of India · Aug 13