The mining process became quickly competitive, and faster Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) were used. Clusters of GPUs were built into machines created only for mining, and were eventually ...

To feed the sustained demand, the global coal mining industry has increased annual production on a nearly continuous basis since 2000. Coal also has by far the largest reserves out of all the non ...

Perhaps the biggest beneficiary has been Metro Mining, which has watched its share price on the ASX more than double this year from 2¢ to 4.9¢ as it ramps up output from its Bauxite Hills Mine ...

London South East prides itself on its community spirit, and in order to keep the chat section problem free, we ask all members to follow these simple rules. In these rules, we refer to ourselves ...

A mysterious find on Easter Island, investigated by a team of geologists, suggests that the Earth's mantle seems to behave differently than once thought. Geography textbooks describe the Earth's ...

We look back at the early days of peer review. Plus, an undisturbed burial site has been discovered under the iconic rock-cut buildings of Petra.

Knowledge of creatures living in the deep sea, which could be impacted by mining, is limited Norway has become the first country in the world to move forward with the controversial practice of ...

Conventional ore mining of hard rock deposits, predominantly in countries like Australia and China, has been criticised for the amount of fossil fuels used in the processing of the metal.