Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the broad intersection of data and society. Here is a first glimpse at what whole-of-earth happiness mapping looks ...

These images suggest that the operations are being carried out in the communities of Puerto La Pastora, Tres Islas and Kotsimba. The result was the destruction of four dredges and other equipment used ...

In DLR’s Earth Observation Center (EOC), petabytes of satellite image data are processed, stored and administered, presenting new opportunities and challenges, such as how to exploit this big data.

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Deforestation due to illegal mining is on the rise across much of Peru Satellite images show that while military operations against illegal mining in Peru’s Madre de Dios region might be paying off, ...

After two successful years of mining, the zircon-rich Boonanarring deposit in the North Perth Basin, mineral sands miner Image Resources has an eye to the future as it looks to bring the 9.5 million ...

The response to the horrendous dam collapse at a mine owned by Brazil’s Vale has focused on iron ore prices and how a disaster that will likely claim more than 300 lives occurred, and what must be ...

Researchers present a novel framework that uses image-mining techniques and machine learning algorithms to identify flaws in counterfeit coins. The researchers' framework uses fuzzy association rules ...

Low wages, water shortage and acidified landscapes: Mining critical raw materials endangers human rights and the environment. Yet the industry is expanding. More than one out of every two people in ...