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FILE - A dump truck carrying coal navigates its way near a coal mining pit in Sanga-Sanga, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, Dec. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)
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Miners are razing forests to meet surging demand for metals and minerals, report says

Nearly 1.4 million hectares of trees were lost to mining from 2001 to 2020— an area the size of Montenegro, says an analysis.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of mining and infrastructure firm Grupo Mexico is pictured at its headquarters in Mexico City, Mexico, August 8, 2017. REUTERS/Ginnette Riquelme/File Photo
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Mining giant Grupo Mexico posts 18% net profit jump in Q3

Grupo Mexico reports a 17.55 per cent increase in its net profit during the third quarter, boosted by copper prices and production levels.

FILE PHOTO: Cacique Bayara, leader of the Pataxo Geru-Tucuna village, located in the municipality of Acucena in Minas Gerais, Brazil, speaks to the media outside the Rolls Building of the High Court amid a lawsuit against the BHP Group over the 2015 collapse of the Mariana dam in Brazil, in London, Britain, October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo
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Dam disaster deal should curb lawsuits against Vale and BHP, sources say

Vale, BHP, and Samarco agree to pay $29.85B for Brazil dam collapse, potentially ending lawsuits and aiding reparations.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of  copper miner Freeport-McMoRan Inc is displayed on their offices in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder/File Photo
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Freeport-McMoRan beats Q3 profit estimates

Miner Freeport-McMoRan reports third-quarter profit beating estimates as higher copper prices help offset production drop.

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
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EU set to choose firm for critical minerals joint buying platform

The EU is choosing bidders for a €9M joint purchasing platform for critical minerals, aiming to secure better deals for the green transition.

Monica dos Santos, 39, wears a T-shirt with the photos of victims of a dam break in Bento Rodrigues, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Oct. 19, 2024. Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, on Nov. 5, 2015, took their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities. (AP Photo/Eleonore Hughes)
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Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court

The lawsuit at the High Court in London seeks an estimated £36 billion ($47 billion) in damages from the global mining giant BHP.

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Is sustainable development possible? Only if we take a unified approach

Policy and technology must unite across disciplines and economies to achieve sustainability within Earth's finite limits.

Monica dos Santos, who lost her house, poses for a picture at Bento Rodrigues district, which was covered with mud after a dam owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd burst, in Mariana, Minas Gerais state, Brazil October 17, 2024. REUTERS/Washington Alves
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Brazil to ink deal with miners over Mariana dam collapse on Oct. 25

The agreement for Vale, BHP, and Samarco to compensate for the Mariana dam collapse is set to be signed on Oct. 25.

FILE - A group of visitors return to Stephen C. Foster State Park after an overnight camping trip on the Red Trail in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, April 6, 2022, in Fargo, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)
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Proposed expansion of Georgia wildlife refuge could lead to buyout of titanium dioxide mining project

Federal officials propose expanding the Okefenokee Swamp refuge, potentially blocking a controversial mining project nearby.

A man overlooks a derelict field.
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Trial into Brazil mining disaster to open in London

A long-awaited London trial opens to determine BHP’s liability in one of Brazil’s worst environmental disasters.

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