Mining is essential because it prevents tampering and ensures that all transactions are recorded correctly and transparently on the blockchain. It is the primary method for issuing new digital ...

The race to obtain bitcoin and other potentially lucrative cryptocurrencies is tied to a complex virtual process called “mining” — with high risks and high rewards for those who want to get ...

A recent executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump to invest in deep sea mining operations could have dire environmental consequences, according to a northern Ontario mining expert.

The era of easy profits from Bitcoin mining appears to have ended, replaced by a fiercely competitive industry where only the most efficient and resourceful players are likely to survive.

The Metals Company and the Trump administration are trying to circumvent international deep sea mining rules. The Metals Company and the Trump administration are trying to circumvent international ...

Photo by Bob Spirko. When the Alberta Energy Regulator asked an Australian coal prospector to improve selenium monitoring and uphold the law at a proposed mining site, the firm’s CEO not only ...

The Trump administration is calling back to work some laid off federal employees who focused on the health and safety of coal miners, firefighters, and survivors of 9/11, a Republican senator and ...

MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — One of the nation’s largest Bitcoin mining companies is looking to open a 30-megawatt facility in Mountain City and could be operating within six to 12 months of ...

Canadian deep-sea miner The Metals Company asked the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday for permission to harvest critical minerals from the ocean floor, under a new ...

There are currently no regulations in place to oversee such mining as scientists warn that extracting minerals from vital ecosystems that help regulate climate change could cause permanent damage.

Sharpe provided Justice Crow with a reference from his workshop supervisor at MacKellar Mining. Justice Crow said the supervisor wrote that while Sharpe underwent his training at Hastings Deering ...

The Trump administration is streamlining the expansion for a Utah mining company that laid off or furloughed more than half its workers in November. The newly created National Energy Dominance ...