The interim government is weighing the option of open-pit coal mining, reviving a controversy settled almost two decades ago ...

After nearly a decade-long ban, Meghalaya has inaugurated its first scientific coal mine in East Jaintia Hills. This follows ...

The slow pace of mine closure is a clear disregard of both environmental protection and the well-being of communities—the ...

Open-cast mining, where coal is dug out of the ground through a giant, open pit, destroys habitats. South Africa has many of ...

Mining communities in the UK continue to suffer poor health, long after coal mines close. Despite the last of the mines closing in the early 1990s, it is not until the last few years that residents ...

Thar Coalfield Block-1 open-pit coal mine project covers a 150km area with approximately a coal reserve of 2.6 billion tonnes ...

MC Mining, owned by Chinese coal producer Kinetic Development, has allegedly illegally broken ground on what it calls its ‘shovel-ready’ flagship Makhado Colliery – despite the fact that the decision ...

A share buyback surprise and juicy half year dividend have injected fresh enthusiasm into New Hope's share price ...

China has initiated the large-scale operation of its domestically developed 120-tonne pure-electric mining trucks in ...

“New rules on coal development will ban new open-pit mining in the mountains and foothills (Eastern Slopes) and keep selenium out of our water,” it read. However, Energy Minister Brian Jean ...

Australian miner Bowen Coking Coal has reported a significantly improved financial performance for the first half of 2025, ...