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Scott Morrison Wants To Outlaw Boycott Campaigns, But The Mining Industry Doesnâ€™t Need Protection

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1 year ago

Scott Morrison Wants To Outlaw Boycott Campaigns, But The Mining Industry Doesnâ€™t Need Protection

Graeme Orr

Science & Health

2 years ago

Beyond The Hype Of Lab-Grown Diamonds

Maddie Stone

China Considers Ban On Cryptocurrency Mining Because It’s A Stupid Waste Of Energy

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2 years ago

China Considers Ban On Cryptocurrency Mining Because It’s A Stupid Waste Of Energy

Matt Novak

These Scientists Ground An iPhone To Dust To Figure Out What’s Inside

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2 years ago

These Scientists Ground An iPhone To Dust To Figure Out What’s Inside

Maddie Stone

In Groundbreaking Ruling, Australian Court Strikes Down Proposed Coal Mine Citing Climate Risks

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2 years ago

In Groundbreaking Ruling, Australian Court Strikes Down Proposed Coal Mine Citing Climate Risks

Brian Kahn

Brazilian Mining Disaster Leaves Dozens Dead, Hundreds Missing After Waste Dam Collapses

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2 years ago

Brazilian Mining Disaster Leaves Dozens Dead, Hundreds Missing After Waste Dam Collapses

Tom McKay

Apple’s New Macs Use ‘100 Per Cent Recycled Aluminium,’ But What Does That Mean?

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2 years ago

Apple’s New Macs Use ‘100 Per Cent Recycled Aluminium,’ But What Does That Mean?

Maddie Stone

Clean Energy Boom Could Fuel One Of The World’s Dirtiest Industries

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2 years ago

Clean Energy Boom Could Fuel One Of The World’s Dirtiest Industries

Maddie Stone

Cars

2 years ago

Watch This 38-Tonne Self-Driving Vehicle Navigate A Glass Maze

Gizmodo Australia

‘Honest Government Ad’ Shreds Fracking In The Northern Territory

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3 years ago

‘Honest Government Ad’ Shreds Fracking In The Northern Territory

Tegan Jones

William Shatner Boldly Goes Into Promoting Cryptocurrency Mining

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3 years ago

William Shatner Boldly Goes Into Promoting Cryptocurrency Mining

Rhett Jones

How Exactly Do You Get Rich From Cryptocurrency?

Online

3 years ago

How Exactly Do You Get Rich From Cryptocurrency?

David Nield

Thieves Steal 600 Bitcoin Mining Rigs In Iceland

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3 years ago

Thieves Steal 600 Bitcoin Mining Rigs In Iceland

Rhett Jones

Opera’s New Crypto-Mining Blocker Is A Great Reason To Try Their Web Browser

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3 years ago

Opera’s New Crypto-Mining Blocker Is A Great Reason To Try Their Web Browser

Rhett Jones

From Porn Sites To Starbucks Wi-Fi, CPUs Are Getting Hijacked To Mine Cryptocoins

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3 years ago

From Porn Sites To Starbucks Wi-Fi, CPUs Are Getting Hijacked To Mine Cryptocoins

Rhett Jones

The Plan To Boost Copper Production In South Australia

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3 years ago

The Plan To Boost Copper Production In South Australia

Rae Johnston

The Plan To Mine The Parts Of Australia We Can’t Get To (Yet)

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4 years ago

The Plan To Mine The Parts Of Australia We Can’t Get To (Yet)

Rae Johnston

Mining Giant Adani Pollutes The Great Barrier Reef, Fights $12,000 Fine

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4 years ago

Mining Giant Adani Pollutes The Great Barrier Reef, Fights $12,000 Fine

Rae Johnston

Queenslanders Are Worried: Does Coal Seam Gas Mining Create Social Issues?

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4 years ago

Queenslanders Are Worried: Does Coal Seam Gas Mining Create Social Issues?

Rae Johnston

Mountain Biking Down An Abandoned Mine Shaft Is A Dimly Lit Descent Into Hell

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4 years ago

Mountain Biking Down An Abandoned Mine Shaft Is A Dimly Lit Descent Into Hell

Andrew Liszewski

Why Mine Asteroids When We Can Mine The Deep Sea?

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4 years ago

Why Mine Asteroids When We Can Mine The Deep Sea?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Giant Autonomous Dump Truck Doesn’t Have A Front Or Back

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4 years ago

This Giant Autonomous Dump Truck Doesn’t Have A Front Or Back

Andrew Liszewski

Russia’s Blood Red River Is Worse Than We Thought

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4 years ago

Russia’s Blood Red River Is Worse Than We Thought

Ria Misra

Online

5 years ago

How Sweden Is Relocating An Entire City

Alissa Walker

A Tiny, Water-Powered Spacecraft Could Be The First To Mine Asteroids

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5 years ago

A Tiny, Water-Powered Spacecraft Could Be The First To Mine Asteroids

Maddie Stone

The Future Of The Great Barrier Reef Just Got Worse

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5 years ago

The Future Of The Great Barrier Reef Just Got Worse

Maddie Stone

World’s Largest Primates Are On The Brink Of Vanishing

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5 years ago

World’s Largest Primates Are On The Brink Of Vanishing

Maddie Stone

This Might Be The Prettiest Mine We’ve Ever Seen

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5 years ago

This Might Be The Prettiest Mine We’ve Ever Seen

Mika McKinnon

American Asteroid Mining Is Now Fully Legal

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5 years ago

American Asteroid Mining Is Now Fully Legal

Chris Mills

When Robots Start Acting Like Humans You Can Expect The Worst

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5 years ago

When Robots Start Acting Like Humans You Can Expect The Worst

Omar Kardoudi

An Acid-Spilling Mine Turned This River Bright Orange

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6 years ago

An Acid-Spilling Mine Turned This River Bright Orange

Alissa Walker

Researchers Devise A Simple Method For Recycling Rare Earth Magnets

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6 years ago

Researchers Devise A Simple Method For Recycling Rare Earth Magnets

Maddie Stone

An Obscure African Plant Tells Miners Where To Look For Diamonds

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6 years ago

An Obscure African Plant Tells Miners Where To Look For Diamonds

Sarah Zhang

The Strange Second Life Of America’s Only Rare Earth Mine

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6 years ago

The Strange Second Life Of America’s Only Rare Earth Mine

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Here’s How Much Earth Gets Blasted Away To Extract A Hunk Of Diamond

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6 years ago

Here’s How Much Earth Gets Blasted Away To Extract A Hunk Of Diamond

Maddie Stone

These Vases Are Actually Made From The Liquified Byproducts Of Batteries

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6 years ago

These Vases Are Actually Made From The Liquified Byproducts Of Batteries

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Recycling Rare Earth Metals With, Yes, Fish Sperm

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6 years ago

Recycling Rare Earth Metals With, Yes, Fish Sperm

Sarah Zhang

The 9 Deadliest Minerals We’ve Ever Mined

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6 years ago

The 9 Deadliest Minerals We’ve Ever Mined

Andrew Tarantola

What All The Metal From A Single Mine Would Look Like As A Giant Orb

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7 years ago

What All The Metal From A Single Mine Would Look Like As A Giant Orb

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Online

7 years ago

The Biggest Man-Made Hole On Earth

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Chilean Miners Were Trapped In A Mine The Size Of The Burj Khalifa

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7 years ago

Chilean Miners Were Trapped In A Mine The Size Of The Burj Khalifa

Alissa Walker

Why There’s An Electric Blue Lake In The Middle Of This Desert

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7 years ago

Why There’s An Electric Blue Lake In The Middle Of This Desert

Sarah Zhang

Aerial Photos Of Coal Mining Pits Are Sublime And Terrifying

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7 years ago

Aerial Photos Of Coal Mining Pits Are Sublime And Terrifying

Michael Hession

7 years ago

Inside Rio Tinto’s Robot Mining Control Room

Luke Hopewell

The Huge Diamond Mine That Helped Build The Soviet Union

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7 years ago

The Huge Diamond Mine That Helped Build The Soviet Union

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

China Is Building Fake Islands To Bolster Its Claim To Disputed Waters

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7 years ago

China Is Building Fake Islands To Bolster Its Claim To Disputed Waters

Sarah Zhang

One User Controls Over Half Of Bitcoin Mining — And That’s A Security Risk

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7 years ago

One User Controls Over Half Of Bitcoin Mining — And That’s A Security Risk

Jamie Condliffe

24 Digging Machines That Created A World Beneath Our Feet

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7 years ago

24 Digging Machines That Created A World Beneath Our Feet

Attila Nagy

These Are The Rare And Precious Metals Mined From Inside Old Electronics

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7 years ago

These Are The Rare And Precious Metals Mined From Inside Old Electronics

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Online

7 years ago

The World Is Running Out Of Gold

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

These Incredible Salt Mines Are Like Another World Beneath Our Feet

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7 years ago

These Incredible Salt Mines Are Like Another World Beneath Our Feet

Attila Nagy

Deepsea Minerals Are Coming Soon To A Mobile Phone Near You

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7 years ago

Deepsea Minerals Are Coming Soon To A Mobile Phone Near You

Geoff Manaugh

Why California’s Drought Is Good News For Gold Prospectors

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7 years ago

Why California’s Drought Is Good News For Gold Prospectors

Sarah Zhang

The Latest Mining Boom? Plants That Eat Metal And Scrub The Soil Clean

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7 years ago

The Latest Mining Boom? Plants That Eat Metal And Scrub The Soil Clean

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

How Engineers Are Moving A Town Two Miles Away

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7 years ago

How Engineers Are Moving A Town Two Miles Away

Alissa Walker

World’s Oldest Underground Fire Has Been Burning For 6000 Years In Australia

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7 years ago

World’s Oldest Underground Fire Has Been Burning For 6000 Years In Australia

Sarah Zhang

Germany Is Relocating Entire Towns To Dig Up More Sweet, Sweet Coal

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7 years ago

Germany Is Relocating Entire Towns To Dig Up More Sweet, Sweet Coal

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

5 Crazy Places We Can Go Looking For Diamonds

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7 years ago

5 Crazy Places We Can Go Looking For Diamonds

Sarah Zhang

Terrifying Facts About The World’s Deepest Gold Mine

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7 years ago

Terrifying Facts About The World’s Deepest Gold Mine

Sarah Zhang

Aussie Miners Spill A Million Litres Of Radioactive Acid In Kakadu National Park

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7 years ago

Aussie Miners Spill A Million Litres Of Radioactive Acid In Kakadu National Park

Adam Clark Estes

Oil Companies Could Create Dozens Of Toxic Lakes In Alberta

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7 years ago

Oil Companies Could Create Dozens Of Toxic Lakes In Alberta

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Monster Machines: These Autonomous Dump Trucks Let Mines Operate Around The Clock

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7 years ago

Monster Machines: These Autonomous Dump Trucks Let Mines Operate Around The Clock

Andrew Tarantola

Monster Machines: Cool-Running Coal Truck Could Save More Lives Than A Dozen Canaries

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7 years ago

Monster Machines: Cool-Running Coal Truck Could Save More Lives Than A Dozen Canaries

Andrew Tarantola

Scientists Discover Gold Literally Growing On Trees In Australia

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7 years ago

Scientists Discover Gold Literally Growing On Trees In Australia

Adam Clark Estes

Miners Want To Ignite An Inferno Deep Beneath Wyoming

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7 years ago

Miners Want To Ignite An Inferno Deep Beneath Wyoming

Adam Clark Estes

The Congo Mines That Supply ‘Conflict Minerals’ For The World’s Gadgets

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7 years ago

The Congo Mines That Supply ‘Conflict Minerals’ For The World’s Gadgets

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Eureka! X-Ray Vision Can Find Hidden Gold

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8 years ago

Eureka! X-Ray Vision Can Find Hidden Gold

James Tickner - CSIRO

Researchers Identify 12 Asteroids Close Enough For Space Mining

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8 years ago

Researchers Identify 12 Asteroids Close Enough For Space Mining

Adam Clark Estes

Online

8 years ago

Giz Explains: The High Price Of Copper

Andrew Tarantola

Giz Explains: Where The Most Important Part Of Your Battery Comes From

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8 years ago

Giz Explains: Where The Most Important Part Of Your Battery Comes From

Andrew Tarantola

Here’s Your Chance To Become One Of The First Asteroid Prospectors

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8 years ago

Here’s Your Chance To Become One Of The First Asteroid Prospectors

Brent Rose

Digital Drills: The Monster Machines That Mine Bitcoin

Computing

8 years ago

Digital Drills: The Monster Machines That Mine Bitcoin

Eric Limer

Bitcoin Mining Has An Absurd Environmental Impact

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8 years ago

Bitcoin Mining Has An Absurd Environmental Impact

Lily Newman

Monster Machines: This Robotic Mining Car Never Stops Hauling

Online

8 years ago

Monster Machines: This Robotic Mining Car Never Stops Hauling

Andrew Tarantola

Science & Health

9 years ago

Would You Like To Be A Space Miner?

Jesus Diaz

Australia’s Tantalum, The Most Important Element You’ve Never Heard Of

Science & Health

9 years ago

Australia’s Tantalum, The Most Important Element You’ve Never Heard Of

Keith Veronese - io9

Science & Health

9 years ago

This Is How Asteroid Mining Will Work

Jesus Diaz

How The Space Miners Will Bring Trillions Of Dollars To Earth

Science & Health

9 years ago

How The Space Miners Will Bring Trillions Of Dollars To Earth

Jesus Diaz

New Asteroid Mining Company May Solve World’s Economic Problems

Science & Health

9 years ago

New Asteroid Mining Company May Solve World’s Economic Problems

Jesus Diaz

‘This Is Our Story’ Mining Ad Parody Ignites The Ire Of Mining Giant Xstrata

Entertainment

9 years ago

‘This Is Our Story’ Mining Ad Parody Ignites The Ire Of Mining Giant Xstrata

Logan Booker

Farming Sulfur On The Edge Of An Acid-Spewing Volcano Is Just As Miserable As It Sounds

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9 years ago

Farming Sulfur On The Edge Of An Acid-Spewing Volcano Is Just As Miserable As It Sounds

Andrew Tarantola

Two-Headed Mutant Trouts Are Not Enough To Stop Selenium Pollution

Science & Health

9 years ago

Two-Headed Mutant Trouts Are Not Enough To Stop Selenium Pollution

Jesus Diaz

The Single Largest Land Vehicle On Earth

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10 years ago

The Single Largest Land Vehicle On Earth

Andrew Tarantola

Why Is This Carbon Sink Art Installation Pissing People Off?

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10 years ago

Why Is This Carbon Sink Art Installation Pissing People Off?

Casey Chan

Holy Freaking Hell, This Saw Cuts Through Mountains

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10 years ago

Holy Freaking Hell, This Saw Cuts Through Mountains

Sam Biddle

Kids Hijack An Excavator, Cause Massive Damage At Mining Site

Online

10 years ago

Kids Hijack An Excavator, Cause Massive Damage At Mining Site

Casey Chan

Thirty Years Ago, A Louisiana Lake Turned Into A Swirling Pit Of Destruction

Science & Health

10 years ago

Thirty Years Ago, A Louisiana Lake Turned Into A Swirling Pit Of Destruction

Sam Biddle

China Won’t Send US Materials Required For Phones, Missiles

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10 years ago

China Won’t Send US Materials Required For Phones, Missiles

Sam Biddle

The Swiss Have The World’s Longest Tunnel, And They’re Proud of It

Science & Health

10 years ago

The Swiss Have The World’s Longest Tunnel, And They’re Proud of It

Kyle VanHemert

Science & Health

10 years ago

15 Monstrous Mining Machines

Oobject.com

Radio-Style System Of Communication Via Magnetic Waves Demonstrated In Deep Mines

Science & Health

11 years ago

Radio-Style System Of Communication Via Magnetic Waves Demonstrated In Deep Mines

Rebecca Boyle - PopSci

How Do You Ship The Biggest Trucks In The World?

Cars

11 years ago

How Do You Ship The Biggest Trucks In The World?

John Herrman

Caterpillar Building 700-Tonne, Completely Automatic Mega Dump Truck

Cars

12 years ago

Caterpillar Building 700-Tonne, Completely Automatic Mega Dump Truck

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