Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an agreement to make way for a new bitumen pipeline from ...

In October 2026, Armenia, a country with rich nature, rare species and unique landscapes, will host COP17, the largest international UN forum dedicated to the protection of biological diversity. Yet, ...

The Colorado Division of Water Resources is identifying, categorizing and cataloging all of the ponds located in Custer County. It's part of a years-long ponds management effort by the state to ensure ...

The extraction of bitumen from sand by utilizing hot water processes results in the production of a slurry waste which is stored in so called “tailings ponds”. Within these ponds, while fast settling ...

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Guyana’s gold mining sector is using less mercury overall as large- and medium-scale miners are now required to use cyanide to trap the precious metal from ore, but small-scale miners will take some ...

Snow crunches beneath Gerry Nellestijn's boots as he walks over a century old tailings pond. A short drive from the community of Ymir, south of Nelson, the tailings were abandoned after two nearby ...