This eerie town sits above a coal mine fire that has been continuously burning for well over half a century and has been ...

Ben Madsen has long had a low profile. Now he’s found himself the centre of unwanted attention, and is fighting for his home.

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Mining is no walk in the park. It’s tough, unpredictable, and downright dangerous. As operations get more complex, robotic ...

Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that poisoned a major river and could potentially affect millions of people after signs ...

In his mining history column for Mining the West magazine, UNR mining history professor Eric Nystrom looks at the history of ...

The thesis holds that a multi-decade super cycle Credit Bubble - over recent years succumbing to 'terminal phase excess' - has turned increasingly fragile.

International Working Women’s Day, the town square in Chiatura, Georgia, was filled with residents. Young girls handed out violets to the women, a traditional gesture of celebration. The crowd ...

A panel of more than 60 experts (authors, critics, academics, festival curators and booksellers) select their favourite Irish ...

Pro-immigrant groups warn that the controversy can not, and should not, be just about free speech rights on college campuses.

Russian President Vladimir Putin clearly believes he’s sitting in the catbird seat, as he smugly listed his many objections to accepting a 30-day ceasefire proposed by the Americans. His chief ...

Alphamin Resources Corp., a Canadian company running the largest cassiterite mine in the world in the eastern DR Congo, has temporarily suspended operations at its Bisie mine in Walikale territory of ...