HULUNBUIR, China (AP) — China is the world’s largest coal producer and consumer. In 2024, the country produced more than 470 million metric tons of coal, accounting for 52.6% of the world’s total.

This image provided by EcoFlight shows an aerial view of the terraced structure of the Wharf gold mine in the Black Hills on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (EcoFlight via AP) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A gold ...

Mako Mining operates the San Albino Mine in Nicaragua, one of the highest-grade open-pit mines in the world. More precisely, milled grade in Q1 '25 averaged 7.1 g/t. Free cash flows from San Albino ...

China's Huaneng Group has deployed the world's first fleet of driverless mining trucks. 100 trucks can autonomously load and unload coal. The project kicked off at the Huaneng Yimin open-pit mine in ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A gold rush brought settlers to South Dakota’s Black Hills roughly 150 years ago, chasing the dream of wealth and displacing Native Americans in the process. Now, a new crop ...