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The image shows a chasm in the earth. More than 2 miles across and nearly 2,000 feet deep, the mining operation in a social media photo has replaced any flora that might have once inhabited the now ...

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Hindustan Zinc signed an MoU with Virginia Tech to enhance silver recovery through research collaboration and advanced mining technologies.