SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah (KUTV) — The Salt Lake County Council has taken the first step in a process that would block new mining operations in canyons. Council members voted unanimously Friday morning ...

There are widespread concerns that deep-sea mining for metals will damage fragile ecosystems. But if mining ever goes ahead, ...

Brazil's petrochemical giant Braskem said Friday it had reached a $356 million settlement with a coastal city where four decades of the company's rock salt mining destroyed five urban neighborhoods ...

CUSCO, Peru (AP) — When Uriel plans his work schedule late in summer near his village in the Peruvian mountains, his first decision is usually which friend’s salt pond he will work that day. In ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A closed rock salt mine belonging to Brazilian petrochemical giant Braskem partially collapsed Sunday in the northeastern coastal city of Maceio, the city's civil defense ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's petrochemical giant Braskem said Friday it had reached a $356 million settlement with a coastal city where four decades of the company's rock salt mining destroyed five ...

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Many millions of years ago, a section of ocean was isolated in what would become the Andes. When it eventually receded, it ...

RIO DE JANEIRO >> A closed rock salt mine belonging to Brazilian petrochemical giant Braskem partially collapsed Sunday in the northeastern coastal city of Maceio, the city’s civil defense authority ...