Nearly 450 billion yuan ($63 billion) has been invested in mineral exploration and 150 new mineral deposits have been discovered nationwide during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period, the ...

Mining these huge panels doesn't come without a cost, however. Underground mining causes what's known as subsidence -- the land above a mine settles -- but since longwall mining leaves behind no ...

Bitcoin mining is often called the backbone of the cryptocurrency world. It is an industry full of technical challenges, environmental concerns, and financial risks. Max Matrenitski has emerged as a ...

Over two decades ago, Virginia Tech professor Roe-Hoan Yoon began research on the coal found in waste ponds. Now, the technology that has come from his research is earning him recognition as one of ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Katie Deighton: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Wednesday, July 2nd. I'm ...

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Robots don’t belong on volleyball courts, but for more than a decade Virginia Tech students had no other large, sandy place to test out mining robots. It was “a real lost opportunity” that students ...