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Britain’s Navy Prepares to Clear Mines in Strait of Hormuz While Waiting for Peace Deal

May 26 2026 // Aboard the RFA Lyme Bay docked off the coast of Gibraltar, hundreds of British sailors are waiting to be deployed for a mine-clearing mission to the Strait of Hormuz that is still in doubt. U.S. President Donald Trump has...

Iran Has Likely Begun Laying Mines in Hormuz, UK Minister Says

Mar 12 2026 // It’s becoming increasingly evident that Iran is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the UK, as Iran’s new supreme leader used his first comments to the media to say the critical waterway should...

Asbestos Lawsuits Prompt Vanderbilt Minerals to File Bankruptcy

Feb 18 2026 // Vanderbilt Minerals, which mines materials used in industrial products, filed for bankruptcy after its cash flow was overwhelmed by an increase in lawsuits that accuse the company of once selling items contaminated by...

Congo Fighting Drove Spike in Insurance Costs, Squeezing Miners, Insurer Says

Feb 4 2026 // Political violence insurance premiums in Democratic Republic of Congo jumped as much as tenfold last year due to unrest in the east, boosting insurers but lifting costs for copper-cobalt miners, insurance executives told...

Texas Data Centers, Crypto Miners Reduced Power During Storm

Jan 30 2026 // Electric Reliability Council of Texas Chairman Bill Flores said Thursday that some data centers and cryptocurrency miners voluntarily curtailed power use during the recent winter storm that strained the state’s grid...

Flood in Vale Mining Area Damaged Brazilian River, State Government Says

Jan 27 2026 // Overflowing water in a mining area owned by Brazil’s Vale caused environmental damage as it reached the local Maranhao River, Minas Gerais state government said in a statement on Monday. The overflow on Sunday, in...

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