What is “sand mining” and why is it bad for the environment? O.H., Via email. Sand mining, extracting sand from the earth, is ...
The Iwokrama International Conservation Centre continues to face the problem of miners illegally carrying out gold mining ...
Vietnam has quietly accelerated land reclamation at South Reef, a once-remote coral feature in the Spratly Islands, as Chinese pressure grows.
When glycerol and dry potassium permanaganate are added together, an extremely exothermic reaction occurs. The potassium ...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Brazilian police backed by Interpol have destroyed hundreds of dredges used in illegal gold mining along the Madeira River, in one of the biggest coordinated crackdowns yet on ...
Michigan DNR photo The Grand Traverse Harbor in Houghton County shows the dividing line between dark-colored stamp sands in the beach foreground and natural sand beach beyond. TRAVERSE BAY — Dredging ...
BAKER COUNTY — Some of the most heavily mined ground in Baker County soon will be off limits to any future searches for gold. Baker County Commissioners voted 3-0 on Oct. 15 to repeal a 2017 ordinance ...
Titanium Sands has locked in a corporate loan as it progresses key initiatives for its Mannar Island heavy mineral sands project It comes after a meeting with government officials in Sri Lanka ...
Elk Creek dredge. CDFW photo. September 28, 2025 - SISKIYOU COUNTY – The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has cited five individuals in separate incidents for unlawful possession and ...
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has cited five individuals in Siskiyou County for illegal suction dredge mining in state waterways. Suction dredgers operate by creating a vacuum ...