To deal with climate change and power the cars of tomorrow, we’ll have to solve the cobalt problem.

The ghosts of the uranium boom continue to haunt the land, water, and people.

History’s largest mining operation is about to begin. It’s underwater—and the consequences are unimaginable.

Burmese amber offers paleontologists an unprecedented glimpse into the Cretaceous. But it comes from a conflict zone.

At Inhotim, Bernardo Paz commissioned the Jurassic Park of contemporary art. Then the Brazilian government started investigating him.

It’s one of our most in-demand natural resources, and it’s running out.

Everyone knows who killed Rodolfo Illanes. So why is his death such a mystery?

Tracing the path of one of the world’s most in-demand minerals from deadly mines in Congo to your phone.

A mine fire in May killed 301 men, making it the worst industrial disaster in Turkish history. This is the story of two men who lived through it.

How the Chilean miners survived.

Two white security contractors set off into the remote interior. Within a week, a seemingly innocent man who crossed their path lay dead on the side of the road. The manhunt began.

How a secretive Israel billionaire seized control of an untapped iron ore deposit beneath one of Africa’s poorest countries.

A profile of Gina Rinehart, the richest person in Australia.

In the highlands of Papua New Guinea, admist a mining boom, the public torture and killing of women accused of sorcery has returned.

Bangka Island, a frequently lethal link in a global electronics supply chain.

On the perils and poisons of mining for gold in southeastern Peru.