Investors have been bullish on mining stocks, led by gold and silver's surges. However, appetite has cooled over the past six months, according to a Citi note that shows 'Buy' ratings have dipped. The ...

The head of B.C.’s biggest mining exploration group has noticed that prospectors registered fewer claims within the staking system last year than in previous years: A concerning trend during an ...

Congressional Republicans moved closer Wednesday to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, pushing a resolution to end the moratorium through the House ...

Space mining could provide access to vast supplies of metals, water, and rare elements that are increasingly difficult to extract on Earth. From metal-rich asteroids to water and helium deposits on ...

Zijin Mining Group Co. is planning double-digit growth for its gold and copper production in 2026, after surging prices and expanding operations propelled annual profit to another record. as much as ...

Scientists are digging into the hidden makeup of carbon-rich asteroids to see whether they could one day fuel space exploration—or even be mined for valuable resources. By analyzing rare meteorites ...

Space mining tech is advancing as robotic systems make asteroid exploration and resource analysis increasingly viable. Autonomous rovers now assess asteroid composition using laser-based spectroscopy, ...

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Bitfarms is winding down its Bitcoin mining over two years to focus on AI and high-performance computing infrastructure amid falling crypto profits. Bitfarms, one of North America’s largest Bitcoin ...

ESTER, Alaska—At a mining site here, Rod Blakestad cracked open a shiny rock with his pick. He found quartz, a sign that the rock may contain gold. But Blakestad, a veteran gold hunter, tossed the ...