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Global Rush for Copper Hits the Amazon

Wealthy nations’ surging appetite for metals has fueled a flurry of plans to mine in wilderness around the world, including on the edge of the Amazon Basin.

Story by Dylan Baddour, photos by Tom Laffay

 Zuly Rivera, a water defender and youth coordinator for the Nasa pueblo, stands at the Caliyacu River in Mocoa, Colombia.
The Johnson Tract is a private parcel with a worker camp and airstrip, surrounded by the vast Lake Clark National Park in Alaska. Credit: Max Graham/Northern Journal

A Patch of Indigenous Land, Rich in Metals, Pits Prominent Miner and Native Owners Against Conservationists

By Max Graham, Northern Journal
An aerial view of the Pinyon Plain Mine operating within the Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument on Aug. 27, 2024, in Arizona. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

Trump Names More Priority Minerals for U.S. Mining Revival

By Dylan Baddour
A landscape in Zambia 12 weeks after a Chinese copper mine spilled toxic waste laced with heavy metals, including lead, arsenic and uranium. Credit: Katie Surma/Inside Climate News

Chinese Mining Firm Downplays Toxic Waste Spill as Residents Reel From Impacts

By Katie Surma

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