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The article argues that bringing the mining industry back to the United States could address the environmental and ethical issues associated with sourcing critical minerals from poorer nations. It also discusses the potential benefits of domestic mining, the challenges posed by high operational costs and local opposition, and the role of ethical consumerism and government reforms in promoting responsible mining practices.

The article reports that Western auto executives are committing billions of dollars on deals with lithium mining companies, eager to avoid falling further behind automotive company Tesla and Chinese car companies. Topics discussed include importance of lithium for U.S. and European carmakers, remarks from Sham Kunjur, who oversees General Motors' program to secure battery materials, and reason Chinese companies often have an edge over U.S. and European car companies.

The article deals with the lawsuits filed against nonprofit Mined Minds by former students in West Virginia for its failure to fulfill its promise of well-paying computer coding jobs. Topics covered include the challenges faced by Mined Minds, including the opioid epidemic and the poverty culture, according to co-founder Amanda Laucher, and the plight of former students like Stephanie Frame.

The article discusses the impact that China's economic slowdown is having on its mining interests in places such as Australia, and it mentions Chinese investments in Australia's real estate market as of 2016, as well as the claim that many Chinese families are supporting the Australian economy by sending their children to study at universities in Australia. Purchases of apartments and office buildings in Australia are examined, along with iron ore exports from Port Hedland, Western Australia.

The article discusses the role that research on microbes in Beatrix mine tunnel water in South Africa plays in the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) efforts to discover life on planet Mars, including in regard to the U.S. Viking space program. The impact that methane has on developing carbon molecules, which are associated with the creation of life, is discussed. An overview of geoscience professor Tullis C. Onstott's research on the Beatrix mine is provided.

The article discusses the impacts that various labor protests and strikes are having on China's political leaders as of 2016, and it mentions picketing against pay cuts involving Chinese steel plant workers and welders, as well as information about the social aspects of China's economic slowdown. According to the article, several Chinese factories, mines, and other business enterprises are withholding wages and benefits and laying off workers due to the country's economic conditions.

The article offers the author's insights on the state of economy in Africa. Topics discussed include the decline in projections of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the continent, South Africa is suffering from a decline in mining, as well as in manufacturing and agriculture, and East African countries are forced to diversify their economies as part of their shortage of commodities.

The article discusses the difficult economic conditions for energy and mining producers as of December 2015 due in part to falling commodity prices and declining demand for commodities in China.

The article reports on the catastrophes brought by typhoon Mangkhut on September 15, 2018 in Itogon, a mining town in the Cordillera Mountains, Philippines which kills several miners due to landslide.

The article offers information regarding the approval of the government of Snizhne, a rebellious region on Ukraine, to allow private coal mining in the state. It mentions that the legalization of backyard coal mining alarmed the mining officials in the country who view the activity as a dangerous practice. According to Boris Litvinov, Donetsk People's Republic member of the Parliament, coal mining legalization highlights concerns on the safety of miners by the Ukraine government.

The article discusses the living and working conditions for jade miners in Myanmar (Burma), highlighting poverty and drug addiction amongst Jade miners in the country. Topics addressed include the impact of increased demand for jade from China, as well as high numbers of heroin use and H.I.V. infection amongst Kachin jade miners.

The article discusses Chinese mining companies' efforts to mine for iron ore in Malaysia, focusing on the activities of Chinese mining company CAA Resources in Malaysia. Topics addressed include demand for iron ore and steel in China and declines in iron ore prices, as well as CAA's use of the Bukit Besi mine in Malaysia.

The article reports on the plan halted by Brazil's federal judge, Rolando Valcir Spanholo, from the Brazil's President Michel Temer to allow mining in a large area of the Amazon forest.

The article presents online recap from the website nytimes.com as of April 18, 2017 including on the possibility of a nuclear holocaust, one on a review of the television (TV) show "Girls," and one on jobs in American mining and manufacturing sectors.

The article focuses on a huge diamond found by a team of miners headed by Reverend Emmanuel Momoh at the diamond fields of Sierra Leone in 2017. Topics include a description of the size and value of the diamond, the debate raised by Momoh's decision to hand the diamond over to the Sierra Leone government to handle the sale, the reactions of people on the social media about the discovery, and a brief background on other gem discoveries in the country that generate controversies.

An editorial is presented which criticizes the efforts of U.S. President Donald J. Trump's administration and Republican leaders to reduce annual inspection requirements to mine industry, which he considered to risk the lives of miners.

The article reports on a conflict among members of the U.S. Senate over a bill related to funding miners, as of December 2016, and mentions that Democrats in the Senate led by Joe Manchin and Sherrod Brown have objected to the bill.

The article offers information on Gina Rinehart, an Australian mining businesswoman, who has made an agreement with Chinese partners for mining firm S. Kidman & Company, as of October 2016, and mentions China's investment in Asutralia's resources.

The author argues on the plan of conglomerate mining company Grupo México to use the revive its mining operations at the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, a protected region wherein industrial activities are banned.

The article offers February 2016 world news briefs including seizure of mining operations in Marange area by Zimbabwe government, permission to U.S. armed drones to take off from an air base in Sicily, Italy, and economic slowdown in China due to its failure to handle excess industrial production.

The article reports on the plan of the Department of Interior to propose a rule that aims to protect streams from the high level of pollution caused by mountaintop removal mining, which prompted fierce opposition from the mining industry and some Republicans in the U.S.

The article reports on the efforts of Ivan Glasenberg, chief executive officer (CEO) of commodity trading and mining company Glencore Xstrata PLC to persuade the executives of second-largest mining company Rio Tinto PLC for a proposed merger agreement for the mining companies.