The incoming minister in charge of Philippine mining has slammed the use of open pits to extract minerals, describing it as “madness” even to consider the method in the resource-rich country because of the environmental impact.
At least 11 people died in a landslide in a remote jade mining region of northern Myanmar with many more feared missing, authorities said Tuesday (May 24), in the latest deadly incident to hit the shadowy industry.
The Myanmar authorities will restrict jade mining in mining area in Lonekhin and Hpakant mining block areas in northernmost Kachin state, Minister of Resources and Natural Environment Conservation U Ohn Win told the House of Nationalities (Upper House) on Wednesday.
Australian cattle can thrive on land rehabilitated after mining, according to a study conducted by the New South Wales (NSW) state government.
The scale of sex trafficking around illegal gold mines in parts of Latin America is "staggering," and thousands of people working there are prey to labor exploitation by organized crime groups, a think-tank said on Wednesday.
The Zimbabwean government said on Monday amending the mining law has become urgent to bring new changes that will go a long way in stemming the shortcomings of the outdated legislation.
Hundreds of sheep have been killed in a truck rollover in regional Australia, likely highlighting the need for increased regional infrastructure.
Several hundreds of miners from across Ukraine rallied in central Kiev early Wednesday, demanding authorities to take actions against a crisis that gripped the country's coal mining industry.
Sixty-five people are still missing since a landslide buried the living quarters of a mining company in northwest China's Shaanxi Province early Wednesday, local authorities confirmed on Thursday.
Africa, for long relying on export of raw minerals, is pushing for local beneficiation of its minerals for greater economic benefit, Zimbabwean mines minister Walter Chidhakwa said Monday.
Seabed mining around New Zealand's volcanic exclusive economic zone (EEZ) areas could destroy unique underwater ecosystems and have profound effects on sea life, a leading marine biologist warned Monday.
Up to 75,000 Australian mining jobs will be lost in the next couple of years as the industry's 450 billion Australian dollar (427 billion U.S. dollar) investment on new capacity slows, according to research by the ANZ bank released on Wednesday.
Australian economists have predicted that the central bank is likely to keep the cash rate on hold in December and the chances of rate cuts in the coming year are slim as the nation's economy strengthens, local media reported on Friday.
Rare earth experts said at an industry forum that a mechanism should be established to combat illegal rare earth mining and production.
A state-owned company said Wednesday that it has sold China's first domestically-developed "intelligent" coal-mining machinery, which is capable of mining coal without the aid of human laborers.
简体中文
