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- 1South African police probe shootings that killed 27 amid mining feud▼South African police probe mining feud, business rivalry after shootings kill 27
South African police are investigating a series of shootings that left 27 people dead, with early findings pointing to a feud within the mining industry and an associated business rivalry as possible motives. The killings have raised concerns about violent score-settling between rival business groups in the country's mining sector, and authorities are working to establish whether the attacks are linked.
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Bitcoin miners are reducing operational costs as falling prices squeeze profit margins. With mining rewards worth less in dollar terms, operators are reportedly trimming expenses to stay afloat. The squeeze highlights how sensitive the mining industry is to Bitcoin's price swings, and analysts are watching whether weaker miners will be forced off the network.
- 3Barrick Mining Strikes Deal With Mali Unions to Avert Walkouts●Barrick Mining Reaches Deal With Mali Unions, Averting Strikes
Barrick Mining has reached an agreement with labor unions in Mali, avoiding planned strikes at its operations in the country. The deal defuses a dispute that had threatened to disrupt production at the miner's Malian sites, which are a key part of the country's gold industry. Details of the agreement have not been fully disclosed.
- 4Bottom Trawling and Deep-Sea Mining Called Twin Ocean Threats●What makes bottom trawling and proposed deep-sea mining twin horrors is that same fundamental mechanism: taking ecosyste
Critics are drawing a direct parallel between bottom trawling and proposed deep-sea mining, arguing both destroy marine ecosystems that operate on geological timescales. Corals grow just millimeters a year and sediment settles over centuries, meaning damage from industrial extraction and dragging of the seafloor may be effectively irreversible. The comparison is fueling renewed calls to restrict or ban both practices to protect slow-recovering ocean habitats.
- 5Asteroid mining company plans first fully autonomous space mission●Mike.Sierra.Echo edges closer to reality ... https://www. space.com/technology/without-a -single-command-from-the-ground
An asteroid mining company is preparing to launch the world's first fully autonomous space mission in 2027, one that would operate without a single command from the ground. The mission would mark a major step for independent spacecraft decision-making and for the emerging asteroid mining industry, drawing attention from space and science communities.
- 6West Virginia filmmaker turns extraction history into monster movie 'Dark Hollow'▼West Virginia filmmaker turns state’s history of extraction into monster movie ‘Dark Hollow’
A West Virginia filmmaker has created 'Dark Hollow', a monster movie rooted in the state's long history of resource extraction, including coal mining and timber. The project frames the environmental and human toll of extractive industry as the basis for its horror story, giving a regional perspective on a genre usually set elsewhere. Local coverage has highlighted the film as an example of Appalachian storytelling drawing on the state's own past.