Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bitcoin miner stole $80,000 worth of power from Russia’s next crypto mining hotspot. Illustration: Hilary B; Source: Shutterstock ...

A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippines' Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame. "They told us before the start ...

Paraguay was once a hotspot for Bitcoin mining. But illegal operations flooded the South American country. The government now wants to kickstart a mining operation of its own.

The National Anti-illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has heightened its efforts to clamp down on illegal mining hotspots across the Western Region. As part of the efforts, the taskforce on ...

Greenpeace said nickel exploitation on the islands of Gag, Kawe and Manuran had led to the destruction of more than 500 hectares of forest and vegetation - Copyright ...

Illegal miners in the Russian Bitcoin mining hotspot of Ingushetia stole some $4.3 million worth of electricity in the first half of 2025, the state-controlled power firm Rosseti claims. Per an ...

Law enforcement and private sector partners joined forces in Brakpan North under the leadership of Colonel Robert Makopo to combat the growing threat of illegal mining to community safety.

Libya’s cheap power fueled a hidden Bitcoin mining boom, straining the grid and forcing authorities into an escalating crackdown. Libya’s cheap, subsidized electricity made it profitable to run even ...

Flowers as well." A biodiversity hotspot, Palawan also holds vast deposits of nickel, needed for everything from stainless steel to electric vehicles. Once the world's largest exporter of the ...

Locals in the Philippines' Palawan hope a moratorium will stop a nickel mining boom - Copyright AFP Ted ALJIBE Locals in the Philippines' Palawan hope a moratorium ...

A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippines' Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame.