The Latest Breaking News from Mining

BHP backs electric mega-trucks not hydrogen when hauling more metals and minerals for a decarbonising world, but warns of a zigzagging route to net zero.

Norway says it wants to open parts of the Norwegian continental shelf for commercial deep sea mining in line with the country’s strategy to seek new economic opportunities and reduce its reliance on the oil and gas industry

The buildup of sand at the Barmah Choke is four metres deep and is caused by increased sediment from mining and land clearing

Mary Meeker and Andreessen Horowitz were also involved in the $250 million funding round.

The Durham group's results mark the first year since the closure of its mining operations

Alumina giant Alcoa has committed not to mine within three kilometres of a forest town as it looks to expand its footprint in Western Australia's south.

Letter: Coal mining generates as much methane annually as the oil or gas sectors, says Chris Wright

Andy Cole, a direct descendant of the Windrush generation, is an authority on coal mining and the context of his incredible achievements. His dad Lincoln emigrated to the UK from Jamaica in 1957

The Goldenberg scandal in the early 1990s is Kenya’s largest documented gold fraud. The scheme involved Goldenberg International Limited, which pretended to export gold and diamonds, and in exchange received substantial subsidies from the government for “earning” foreign exchange. Kenyan businessman Kamlesh Pattni – who was at the centre of…

SCOTLAND’S coal mining communities are still “haunted” by the devastation of the Thatcher years and more needs to be done to boost local…

OAK FLAT, Ariz. — On a recent morning about an hour outside Phoenix, the pounding of tribal drums reverberated across the desert from a stand of oaks in the Tonto National Forest, where nearly 20 men had packed into a squat green sweat lodge to pray.