Anti-mining activists in South Africa face harassment, death — report

Over 500 rescue personnel, two planes, three helicopters, 25 ambulances and 97 other vehicles continue to carry out the search and rescue work.

Water levels inside the mine keep rising and rescue crews had made no contact with the trapped workers.

Five million litres of wastewater will be disposed at the Brookfield-based plant following a successful pilot project earlier this spring.

Cheap oil prices and the economic prosperity they bring can make politicians and investors look smarter than they are.

Instead of paying for mine equipment and services, the former project director sent the money to private bank accounts in Barbados and London.

Initial media reports said the collapse occurred after water that had built up inside the mine coursed into areas where the workers had been located.

The U.S. largest miner by market value and revenue is also dealing with a strike threat at its Indonesia's Grasberg copper and gold mine, which recently resumed operations.

The world’s biggest miner unveiled details about how it expects to meet cost-reduction and productivity improvement targets.

High resolution laser scanned height models may have revealed previously unrecorded First World War practice trenches. The LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) laser data, captured by aerial mapping company Bluesky, was commissioned by the Coal Authority as part of their research and development programme, which is looking at alternative ways to inspect mine entries in remote and rural areas.