As the wind energy industry grapples with its industrial waste, Wyoming says it has plenty of space for disposal at world's ...

New research shows that magnesium and other metals in mine waste can be solubilized and recovered thanks to acid-producing bacteria. Researcher Nathan van Wyk believes that the method has great ...

Teracita Keyanna (Diné) has lived a life touched by uranium. Growing up in the Coyote Chapter in the Eastern Navajo Nation, ...

The EPA will begin work to remove more than 1 million cubic yards of radioactive waste from sites on the Navajo Nation.

The U.S. is dotted with piles of coal refuse, the waste produced from coal mining and processing. Scientists at ORNL developed a process that uses electricity to turn the coal waste into graphite ...

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / December 30, 2024 / Jaguar Mining Inc. ("Jaguar" or the "Company") (TSX:JAG) provides an update on ...

The mine waste is often disposed of in large, open piles at the mine. It is an environmental hazard, because metals in the waste can leach into groundwater, fine windblown waste can spread ...

CR-1 and CR-1E encompass fenced areas that include former mining operations, waste rock piles and surrounding contaminated zones. CR-1 spans 42 acres with 147 acres of underground workings ...

provides an update on its remediation efforts and progress made since a slump occurred in the north wall of the Satinoco dry-stack (waste rock and tailings) pile at its Turmalina mine, as ...