The return of the floating structures shows the resilience of illegal gold mining in the Amazon, which destroys the riverbeds ...

Rat-hole mining is banned by the Supreme Court. But its practice persists under the noses of government officials and ...

A 2022 satellite photo shows a shimmering trail of dried, chemically-enriched mud left behind by a torrent of wastewater that ...

A new international mining sector standard, compiled by some of the industry’s most powerful players, is the latest example ...

Brazilian miner Vale SA churned out 327.7 million metric tons of iron ore in 2024, the highest in six years, though fourth-quarter production came in slightly below expectations.

Two survivors of a mining disaster in South Africa claimed some of their colleagues “resorted to cannibalism” as their only means of staying alive after police blocked their food and water.

The descendants of a miner killed in the Gresford disaster 90 years ago say they ... said the centre aims to bring mining history alive. One feature includes a "hot and humid chamber", to give ...

Petrobras, Brazil’s largest oil and gas company, has announced the launch of a research and development project to venture into Bitcoin mining. Petrobras plans to harness the gas generated during oil ...

As a result, mining areas within the nearly 10-million-hectare indigenous land in the states of Amazonas and Roraima, in northern Brazil, have been reduced by 91 percent. Additionally, the ...

More than 620,000 individuals are seeking £36 billion in compensation for damages caused by a deluge of deadly sludge that poured through towns when a tailings dam burst.