Over the next few years and decades, the biggest copper mines would play a pivotal role in the energy transition.

Deep in the Siberian wilderness sits the world’s largest diamond ... become one of the most productive diamond mines in the world. Focusing on open-pit mining, it has left a massive open hole ...

As global pressure builds to transition toward clean energy, the world’s copper mines are under increasing scrutiny. Copper is central to nearly every facet of the modern economy—used in everything ...

The Brazilian municipality of Parauapebas, in the state of Pará, which houses part of the Serra dos Carajás, where the largest open-cast iron ore mine in the world is located, will carry out ...

There are many huge gold mines around the world - from the Grasberg mine in ... and commercial production began later that year. Open-pit mining wrapped up in 2012, and since then Kittila ...

Aykhal diamond mine: Russia has the largest natural resources on the planet ... As the mine is focused on open-pit mining, the brutal Siberian weather halts operations for nearly three months ...

China seized mines and built factories. Japan took note and invested in Australia. But the United States did little despite ...

As you look at the dump trucks, hauling ore out of the largest open pit copper mine in the world, it's easy to think those trucks are small until you see one up close. "This is a Komatsu 930 SE ...

Indonesia Gold Mines: Muslim countries are among some of the wealthiest in the world, primarily due to ... Earlier, the Grasberg mine was reliant on open-pit mining, but has now shifted to low ...

Rio Tinto’s Kennecott mine, just west of Salt Lake City, is the largest open-pit mine in the world, spanning 2.5 miles across and about 4,000 feet deep. At more than 120 years old, the mine has ...