A new IDTechEx report notes that large EV batteries and innovative fast-charging methods are driving the adoption of electric and autonomous mining vehicles.

The gold earring was found inside a building destroyed during the Second Punic War and the passage of Hannibal's troops through Spain.

WWF argues that Norway's decision to allow seabed exploration breaches national law, goes against experts' advice and sets a risky precedent. 

Rare earth elements are concentrated in fine-grain shale units in Utah and Colorado active coal mines.

Activist investor Palliser Capital argues that switching its primary listing to Australia would boost Rio Tinto's shares by about 40%.