American firms have generally avoided Congo on account of its conflicts, corruption and distance. Meanwhile, Chinese rivals ...

The Queensland government has confirmed it will allow opal mining to continue on land surrounded by a new national park. Vergemont Station was purchased by the state in April last year. Miners with ...

Gemstones come in all rarities, from Common to Legendary, and while some are fairly easy to come across, Gems like Opal land in the Legendary category, making them rare to pop up in daily respawn ...

In the baked centre of the Australian outback a once-thriving - and wild - opal mining town stands abandoned in the red dirt, four years after it was forcibly shut down. Mintabie is about 1120km north ...

STILLWATER, Okla., Oct. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- USA Rare Earth (USAR) (USAR or the Company) today announced the appointment of Alex Moyes, PhD, as Vice President of Mining. In this role, Dr.

Audrey Eckert from Nebraska was named Miss USA on Friday, as the scandal-hit annual pageant returned under new ownership. The 22-year-old digital safety advocate beat 50 other contestants to claim the ...

Whereas, the United States of America (the “United States” or “U.S.”) and the Commonwealth of Australia (“Australia”, and together, the “Participants”) intend to support the supply of raw and ...

Federal workers who issue permits for oil, gas and mining operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal pollution limits. By Lisa Friedman Reporting from Washington More than 700,000 ...

Google Extends Opal to More Countries After Surge of Creative AI Apps Your email has been sent Google is taking its no-code AI builder global. The company is expanding Opal, its tool for creating ...

Google is expanding access to Opal, its AI vibe-coding app, to 15 more countries. The app, which lets you create mini web apps using text prompts, is now available in Canada, India, Japan, South Korea ...