One union alleges the mineworkers were ‘held hostage’ while another contends they were staging a ‘sit-in’ protest. More than 100 miners who had been underground…
Sold in a shiny glass bottle and advertised on TV, immortality has been commodified in the hedonist dystopia of “Divinity,” the startling new film from…
A Greens senator and an independent are hoping to urgently close a legal loophole that allows fracking corporations "a license to drill without regard for…
Amber Betteridge and her husband Matt have "given up everything" to become full-time sapphire miners. Key points:The Queensland government has proposed a limit of 15 years…
Discussions between India’s JSW Steel and Canada’s Teck over the latter’s stake sale had slowed down, Reuters reported. In the first sign that a diplomatic…
At 10 years old, Martin cannot read, but he is an old hand at detecting traces of the gold he and his young cousins dig…
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Fierce firefights and heavy shelling echo once again around the mountains of Nagorno-Karabakh, an…
Nuristan, Afghanistan – Like a crack of thunder, a deep blast echoes down a tree-lined valley a few kilometres from Parun, the capital of the…
The church says it filed the case after it was approached by mine workers for help. The Catholic Church says it is shepherding a class-action…
The aide was arrested alongside a French associate, with the duo suspected of seeking a bribe from precious stone miner Gemfields. The Madagascan president’s chief…
Within the airy, octagonal walls of a makeshift courtroom this week, Lyn Cheedy wiped away tears as she recounted to the court the awful spilt…
US President Joe Biden has designated a large swathe of land near the Grand Canyon as a national monument, fulfilling a years-old push by environmentalists…
Para, Brazil – In Brazil’s Para region, more than 800 Indigenous families could be forced to relocate as a Canadian mining company prepares to build…
Industrial-scale deep-sea mining for metals and minerals is on hold for now, after the international group that governs the sea floor could not come to…
Two weeks ago, thousands of representatives from businesses and governments from across the world gathered in London to “support Ukraine’s recovery”. But was the gathering…
Treasurer Jim Chalmers prevents Austroid Corporation from acquiring Alita Resources after advice from investment board. Australia has barred the takeover of financially stricken lithium miner…
Green energy push will require new mines, experts say, but that raises concern about environment and Indigenous rights. Source link
Nike Canada and Dynasty Gold are alleged to have or have had supply chains or operations in China using forced labour. Canada’s corporate ethics watchdog…
The Environment Protection Authority says it wants to see proof that a New South Wales gold mine has reduced its dust pollution.Key points:Cadia mine has…
A mining company, whose $15 million NSW gold mine project is on hold while elders await the outcome of a protection application, has told the…